oppressor
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Linda, a “Survivor” fan who pleasure-reads books about making it in the wild, suddenly gains strength over her corporate oppressor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
"I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor," the letter said according to Reuters.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
In an Instagram video on Wednesday, Neeleman said her husband was portrayed as an oppressor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
The workers were already resentful of their exploitation by foreign companies and their collaborators; now was an opportunity to make common cause against a hated oppressor.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
She might not have used the word, but I heard her calling me an oppressor.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
And they told stories about characters like Br’er Rabbit and Anansi, tricksters who provided models for overcoming powerful oppressors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
Joy proves defiant to the shadowy oppressors who wish to see their “enemies” suffer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Everett explains that "any enslaved, imprisoned or oppressed people find a way to speak to each other in the presence of their oppressors that will not allow entry."
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
The lament also contains an imprecatory prayer asking God to bring judgment on David’s oppressors.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
Tlacaelel insisted that in addition to destroying the codices of their former oppressors the Mexica should set fire to their own codices.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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