serf
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It has also accused the Dalai Lama of spearheading a failed uprising in 1959 in order to "preserve the theocratic serf system".
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2023
When I read her work, I imagine Monty Python’s oppressed serf calling out, “there’s some lovely filth down here,” gleefully harvesting a great big pile of squelching sludge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Month by month, year by year, I shed my Russianness; as Chekhov once said about his serf parentage, I squeezed my Russianness out of myself drop by drop.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2018
Minimalist boots with one single strap stylishly seemed to merge serf with space-age.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2018
The serf of chivalry was not a slave for whom there was no hope.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The loss of the Crimean War led to the emancipation of serfs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Like any monarchy, the Magic Kingdom has its royalty and its serfs.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
They want illiterate, groveling serfs, who live in fear and don’t stick around too long.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
Displays blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through time — evoking medieval serfs with a modern twist and embracing minimalist aesthetics reminiscent of the 1990s.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Someday, those on the top of the potato—the selfish land owners, like the Babushkinovs—would be on the bottom, and those currently stuck on the bottom, meaning Svetlana and her fellow serfs, would be on top.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Russia - Introductory
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