dictator
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But often, the data that started as interesting information becomes a kind of dictator.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Al-Marimi is alleged to have claimed he was later congratulated in person by the late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, for carrying out "a great national duty" against the Americans.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The border was closed by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1969 after Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain British.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Katie Miller, wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff, was dining with the president in January, hours before special forces captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, and noticed Trump was in a ruminative mood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
As part of what the press dubbed the “Bodies for Butter” program, East German dictator Walter Ulbricht accepted bribes of food from Western governments in exchange for the release of political prisoners.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
"The issue is not whether the dictators have heard us. The issue is whether they believe our words will ever be followed by our actions," added the US official.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
According to experts who study the psychological profiles of strongmen dictators, escalation in such situations is the norm.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
“Only those nations ruled by kings or dictators display the image of their sitting ruler on the coins of the realm.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
We don’t like despots and dictators and monarchs or anything smacking of royalty.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
Under the dictators they had all gone to ruin, and now there were fewer than a thousand.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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