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It has many tools to persecute people who exercise or facilitate reproductive freedom within its borders.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

John Adams pushed Congress in 1798 to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts, measures that allowed the government to deport and otherwise persecute critics of the administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

“Throughout the Scripture, there are two kinds of leaders: those who persecute faith communities and those who protect them,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

"The answer, we know from the Gospel, is love and always love. Love for our enemies, and love for those who persecute us."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

It seemed that Bobby had lapsed over the years into a state of increasingly frequent paranoia, believing as he did that people and organizations, bonded in a conspiracy, were out to persecute him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It must send an unequivocal message that the United States will not supply weapons to military and security services whose leadership persecutes journalists and activists.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2021

While Emperor Domitian persecutes the Christians, the aged apostle John has prophetic visions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2019

In the Bible, Saul persecutes Christians before he has a conversion experience on the road to Damascus and becomes the apostle Paul.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 11, 2018

When Americans hear about “tribalism,” they often imagine a faraway land where one ethnic or religious faction mercilessly persecutes another for generations.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2018

"Weak is the will of Man, his judgement blind; Remembrance persecutes, and Hope betrays; Heavy is woe;—and joy, for human kind, A mournful thing, so transient is the blaze!"

From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) by William Wordsworth

The property is known for its priest holes and secret hiding places, which were used to shelter persecuted Catholics during the 1590s.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Not all Shias saw Khamenei as their principal religious guide, but he became widely respected as a clerical authority and for standing up for a sect that has historically felt persecuted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.”

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

Recent polls have shown that an implausibly high percentage of Germans -- between 11 and 18 percent -- think their grandparents tried to help those being persecuted by the Nazi regime, Spohr noted.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

When he was feeling healthy he did not grieve much, because he knew the dilemma was inevitable—but in weak moments he was persecuted by shame and indecision.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

This is a declaration that faith is not on the side of persecuting the most vulnerable communities.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

According to a statement from the US Attorney's Office, Central District of California, Alsheikh concealed his employment at the prison and denied persecuting anyone in his US visa and citizenship applications.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024

But they became giants in an era when employers were effectively free to pull out all the stops in blocking and, in some cases, persecuting union organizers.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

In October 1986, when he was 5 years old and growing up in Houston, his father, a biochemist and ardent communist, became convinced the FBI was persecuting him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

“Lance, have you heard the news? A messenger has just arrived to say that this girl who is persecuting you is on her way to court, bringing the baby. She will be here this evening.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White