repression
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Emphasizing compassion and kindness, the Dalai Lama’s spiritual and moral leadership exemplifies the victory of freedom and faith over autocracy and repression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
In the face of deportation fears and political repression, the Los Angeles goth scene provides Latinos an outlet for cultural pride and shameless expression.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
The organisation said their documented figures should be seen as "absolute minimums", as getting information on deaths was severely limited by difficulty accessing sites, government-imposed internet blackouts and political repression.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
The blast came weeks after Thailand's then-ruling junta forcibly repatriated 109 Uyghurs to China, where rights groups say the Muslim minority face cultural and religious repression.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The silence—driven by stigma and fear of shame—results in a repression of public thought, a collective denial of lived experience.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing repression
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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"The Story of an Hour"
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Beyond Vietnam" (1967)
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