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procrustean

[proh-kruhs-tee-uhn] / proʊˈkrʌs ti ən /


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If you’re the parent of a child with special needs who’s felt the cold procrustean hands of the public school system, you know what this father is up against.

From Washington Post

Perhaps it’s worth mentioning here that zero — that’s zero — Syrian refugees allowed into the U.S. through our procrustean refugee program have been involved in a fatal terrorist attack.

From Salon

At bottom, net neutrality has become a procrustean fetish.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alas, antitrust’s procrustean prejudice against cooperative acts by competitors stands in the way.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are historical and political reasons why Pakistan is what one writer has called a "procrustean hell".

From The Guardian