oppressor
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In a pan-Indian context, English is an equalizer, not an oppressor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
To keep them, he said, meant treating the victim the same as the oppressor.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
The oppressor cannot look to the oppressed and go, "How do we fix this?"
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
“Somehow this narrative got mixed up that Jews are an oppressor rather than an oppressee, and I don’t know how that narrative came about,” Mark said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Elderly islanders told Routledge the legend of Rapa Nui: Long, long ago, the island had been fought over by two warring races, the Short Ears and their oppressors, the fearsome Long Ears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
“I focused on the voices of the people, the voices of my friends and comrades, I believe that’s what kept me alive, hearing them continue the fight despite how aggressive our oppressors were,” K said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
The set proves that having standards and integrity, even in the face of your oppressors and the ugliness they broadcast, will create something beautiful enough to combat even the most despicable reality.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
The victims, he said, should not be treated the same way as the oppressors.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
Freedom, he realized, did not come only from rising up against oppressors or tyrants.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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Every Falling Star
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