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liberation

[lib-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən /


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They defended the status quo against various liberation movements and labor coalitions, fighting to keep everything as it had always been in service of the people who most benefited from the old arrangement.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

"The majority of society now feels a sense of liberation and hope. Others feel disappointment and uncertainty," he said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

My hope for this country: Revolution, liberation, abolition, community care, mutual aid, public services that actually allow people to thrive instead of like constant competition.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Ceuzany, who has since received numerous messages and has engaged with women who are victims of domestic violence, has turned the song into an anthem of liberation and self-empowerment.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Du Bois didn't completely reject the economic path set out by Washington—but he insisted that commerce alone wouldn’t achieve the ultimate ends both he and Washington wanted: the full liberation of their people.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Indigenous communities - many disenchanted by years of unmet government promises - have long histories of occupations, which they call liberations.

From Reuters Sep. 30, 2022

The problem is that societies frequently reconsider these essential stories as they undergo invasions, liberations, revolutions, and quieter forms of evolution and change.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2021

“Notre-Dame is our history, our literature, part of our psyche, the place of all our great events, our epidemics, our wars, our liberations, the epicenter of our lives,” he said.

From Fox News Apr. 16, 2019

The head medic, Naseem Qasim, a thirty-three-year-old major with a master’s degree in microbiology, had served with the 9th Division throughout the liberations of Ramadi and Falluja, where he’d been shot in the hip.

From The New Yorker Jan. 29, 2017

I think I speak accurately when I say, that hitherto every sacrifice for the emancipation of slaves has been made by Southern men; and many hundred thousand dollars have been expended in such liberations.

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by E. N. Elliott




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