oppressor
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Linda, a “Survivor” fan who pleasure-reads books about making it in the wild, suddenly gains strength over her corporate oppressor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
"I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor," the letter said according to Reuters.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
The oppressor cannot look to the oppressed and go, "How do we fix this?"
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
“Daddy was always very proud of his time in the Army, even though he later understood and saw the United States military as an oppressor of our people,” says his daughter, Noemí Sánchez González.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 10, 2023
I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The Polish nobility, for instance, is portrayed as not so noble, which blurs the line between invaders and oppressors; any subtleties to be discerned between the languages spoken were probably swallowed up in the subtitles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
It’s an artistic choice that also blurs boundaries between oppressed and oppressors, revealing the complicity of the American Dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
The victims, he said, should not be treated the same way as the oppressors.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
The lament also contains an imprecatory prayer asking God to bring judgment on David’s oppressors.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
Yes, it was a prison designed by our oppressors, but it also gave us a sense of self-determination and control.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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Every Falling Star
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A Night Divided
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 3
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