dictator
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Before, the two forces had been allies, working together to crush rebellions in Darfur, but also pro-democracy movements that sprung up after the ouster of Sudanese dictator Omar Al-Bashir in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
It ended with Julius Caesar, who was proclaimed dictator for life to the cheers of the people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Fhimah always denied any involvement and was welcomed home to Libya by the country's late dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But often, the data that started as interesting information becomes a kind of dictator.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
When it came to the garden, I was a dictator.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
"The issue is not whether the dictators have heard us. The issue is whether they believe our words will ever be followed by our actions," added the US official.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The ICC isn’t good at putting away dictators, but it is excellent at self-preservation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Dictators may be faithless and brutal to their own people, but in the rarefied circle of fellow dictators, a kind of camaraderie flourishes.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
We don’t like despots and dictators and monarchs or anything smacking of royalty.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
He was breathing heavily, since principals and dictators of small countries aren’t used to running.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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The Wednesday Wars
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