oppressing

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Sayce Holmes-Lewis, the founder and CEO of youth mentoring organisation Mentivity, said: "You can't recruit people from the same demographic you are oppressing on a daily basis."

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

She said she would do everything within the EU framework to reach the point of imposing sanctions against those responsible for oppressing women in Iran.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022

She asked participants to realize that an Afghanistan that is oppressing more than half its population cannot be a reliable partner in the world.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

In this country, as much as we have this long tradition of excluding and oppressing, we also have a tradition of overcoming and resilience and fighting together.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2021

To them, it was a matter of the Haves oppressing the Have-nots.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela