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tyranny

[tir-uh-nee] / ˈtɪr ə ni /


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Around the seal, was the declaration, in Latin: “Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In a departure from speculative narratives, Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" made the top 10, reports CBS News.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

Tyranny may start, in “I’m Still Here,” as the whir of a single helicopter, but without vigilance it can seep through your doors and windows until you are surrounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

But as James Tabery argues in his new book, Tyranny of the Gene, genetically customized drug regimens are not as effective or widely applicable as they are made out to be.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

As the angry American objections turned into boycotts of British imports like paper and tea, a famous Englishman named Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote a short pamphlet called Taxation No Tyranny.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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