tyrant

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The newly identified species has been named Tyrannoroter heberti, which means Hebert's tyrant digger, in recognition of its discoverer, Brian Hebert.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

They thought those who were in competing spheres of power would fight for their own prerogatives, but it’s clear that’s actually quite a rare occurrence when it comes to facing down a tyrant.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Instead, he learns the hard way that his downstairs neighbor is a tyrant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

To mirror the real world, the Land of Sweets was not spared from an evil nutcracker tyrant.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Pompey, uneasy about the meeting, bid farewell to his wife with Sophocles’s quote: “Whoever has dealings with a tyrant is his slave, even if he goes as a free man.”

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby