tyrants
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It follows the Pope's warning earlier this month that the world is being "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" as he criticised the cost of war during a visit to Cameroon.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Having suffered through the rule of tyrants in the late sixth century, they imposed reforms designed to prevent another such period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under murderous tyrants, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
“Dictators, tyrants and kings build monumental architecture to buttress their own egos, which is called authoritarian monumentalism,” Gilmore writes.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2025
Dean and Don Eggelston are pit-bull mean eighth grade tyrants with beards.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
