autocrat
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AI company Anthropic proposed new regulations, warning that rapidly advancing AI could destroy jobs, create weapons, and empower autocrats.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
As the spiritual and political leader of the Middle East’s second-largest nation, he projected power through Shiite militias across the region and survived waves of unrest as autocrats around him were toppled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
As is now widely recognized, modern 21st-century autocrats generally do not take over in sudden, brutal displays of force.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2025
The character’s refusal to censor himself infuriates the authorities, who want to suppress free speech, knowing that freedom of expression can only lead to freedom of thought, a potent danger for autocrats.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
There have been autocrats who have been kind to the Jews, and there have been times when democracy has betrayed the Jew; but these are exceptions.
From The Allied Countries and the Jews by Enelow, Hyman Gerson
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