tyranny

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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

Instead, they saw a “hopeful and enthusiastic working-class,” enjoying freedom from the “tyranny and incompetence of their former rulers” and “setting an example of industry and conduct” for all to emulate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Klosterman doesn’t solve the riddle of football’s “all-encompassing tyranny” over fans.

From The Wall Street Journal

He understood journalism was a defense against tyranny.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tyranny of the status quo isn’t ending.

From MarketWatch