tyranny
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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
On a stage at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, the chief executive of Australian airline Qantas declares: "The tyranny of distance has finally been conquered".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Even if it restarts, the world’s most powerful navy is up against the tyranny of time and logistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
The “you” and “I” of the speech situation have been gathered into the first person plural: “we” are making war on “our grand foe” who “sole reigning holds the tyranny of heaven. ”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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
Harrison connected militarism with “the tyrannies of patriarchy.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
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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