tyranny
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I struggle with transitions, and Monday is the day that wrenches me most abruptly from one mode into another: weekend to workweek, spaciousness to schedules, vague possibility to the tyranny of the calendar.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
In other words, only a republic of checks and balances can guard against a rising tyranny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Plotz’s bold solution to the tyranny of August?
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
But Shakespeare, who was as wary of rebellion as he was of tyranny, saw the flaws in every faction of society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The new Middle groups in effect proclaimed their tyranny beforehand.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Since then, most of the fierce old tyrannies Joyce confronted have passed away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He built the community directly from his phone and, whether intended or not, that connection has sustained his career - insulating him from the tyrannies of radio playlists and streaming placement.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
He told how his father, a police chief in small-town Iowa, was fired because he stood up to the local good-old-boy network, refusing, on principle, to brook their petty tyrannies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
Mr. Turk began his career as a militant Communist, speaking out against dictatorship, and ended it as a symbol of resistance to successive tyrannies in Syria.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Claudia answered, “Of course. Wearing shoes all the time is one of the tyrannies you’ll escape by coming with me.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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The Declaration of Independence
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Fahrenheit 451
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American History I
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