oppress
Example Sentences
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The Islamic Human Rights Commission describes Al Quds Day as an "international demonstration... in support of Palestinians and all the oppressed around the world".
From BBC
“We took out a horrendous, horrible leader who was oppressing his own people,” Jost said.
From Salon
According to 1996 reporting by The Times, “Siembra” delivered pulsating salsa rhythms that “carried messages of freedom at a time when most of Latin America was oppressed by military dictatorships.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Kurds remain an oppressed people, but one that will fight for freedom for themselves and protection for others.
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement posted online.
From Los Angeles Times
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