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enslave

[en-sleyv] / ɛnˈsleɪv /


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“Proper is a word forged by men who would seek to enslave us with it,” Lucretia counsels Ilithyia.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Superfly is constructing a device to turn all animals into mutants and enslave the human race, and the heroes enter into a color explosion epic battle to stop him.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

But last week Hinton quit Google so he could speak freely about his fears that A.I. systems would soon become smarter than us and gain the power to enslave or kill us.

From Slate • May 9, 2023

My mother thought Mother’s Day only served to further enslave women and promote the patriarchy, so we didn’t celebrate that either.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

By 1942, however, we knew that the Germans were working feverishly to find a way to add atomic energy to all the other engines of war with which they hoped to enslave the world.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut