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
A cleaning tip to liberate your home from sticker tyranny: If you have a kiddo in your life, you know that stickers can magically appear on just about every surface within their arm’s reach.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 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
Whatever sweet scenes you might witness on a playground, beneath them lay a tyranny of shifting hierarchies and alliances.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
Ironically, the moves to liberate Soviet citizens from the tyrannies of the past made Gorbachev more popular in the West than in his own country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
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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