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tyranny

[tir-uh-nee] / ˈtɪr ə ni /


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“Discipline without love is tyranny. And tyrants, they were not,” she says.

From Salon

Plus, three reasons the stock market can endure the war, the Venezuelan first lady’s other job, and the tyranny of the Oura ring.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the title implies, “One Battle” imagines an America where little improves, no matter how much people fight tyranny.

From Los Angeles Times

When our servicemen and -women put themselves in harm’s way to confront tyranny, they deserve our thanks.

From The Wall Street Journal

When protests broke out to oust the Shah, she showed up for her community, a tightknit cluster of graduate students who were frustrated by his extravagance and tyranny.

From The Wall Street Journal