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
To keep them, he said, meant treating the victim the same as the oppressor.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
Varying somewhat by era, country and circumstance, the mob invents its chosen oppressor in its own image.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 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
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
It doesn’t see the world as a battle between oppressors and the oppressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Joy proves defiant to the shadowy oppressors who wish to see their “enemies” suffer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
The victims, he said, should not be treated the same way as the oppressors.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
It's just an especially grotesque way to paint the oppressors as victims and recast actual victims as the villains.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2024
“No one goes a step in any direction without her say-so. A few days ago she gave a speech about uniting against our oppressors, the people outside.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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Every Falling Star
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A Night Divided
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