tyranny
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Plotz’s bold solution to the tyranny of August?
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
But Shakespeare, who was as wary of rebellion as he was of tyranny, saw the flaws in every faction of society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
On a stage at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, the chief executive of Australian airline Qantas declares: "The tyranny of distance has finally been conquered".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Even if it restarts, the world’s most powerful navy is up against the tyranny of time and logistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
The Whigs declaring that taxation without representation is tyranny.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Since then, most of the fierce old tyrannies Joyce confronted have passed away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He built the community directly from his phone and, whether intended or not, that connection has sustained his career - insulating him from the tyrannies of radio playlists and streaming placement.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
Ironically, the moves to liberate Soviet citizens from the tyrannies of the past made Gorbachev more popular in the West than in his own country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Undergirding the fun-house surrealism is the series’s feel for the soft tyrannies of the modern workplace.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
By comparison with that existing today, all the tyrannies of the past were half-hearted and inefficient.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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The Declaration of Independence
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Fahrenheit 451
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American History I
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