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In “1984,” Big Brother survives by wielding absolute power; freedom is flattened by the thudding steps of a goose-stepping soldier and by language that makes those steps seem necessary.

Still, it was a place to gather reinforcements, so the convoy stopped under the town’s welcome arch and officers wielding AR-15 semiautomatic weapons found high ground to watch for threats.

A new breed of Democrats is willing to seek and wield power in unprecedented ways, too.

But she remained a substantive figure, still wielding enormous power behind the scenes.

“Modest in size, but wielding an increasingly disproportionate influence across global markets and society, the billionaire class holds an immense level of wealth,” the report said.