oppression

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In a second phase, jurors added a further $3 million in total punitive damages after finding both companies had acted with malice, oppression or fraud.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Most Americans would believe it is a danger to us, that it wishes us ill, that it has thrived on terror and oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Schumer in his statement, noted that “Iran’s malign regional activities, nuclear ambitions, and harsh oppression of the Iranian people demands American strength, resolve, regional coordination, and strategic clarity.”

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

The 53-year-old was made a Nobel laureate in 2023 for her activism against female oppression in Iran.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

As she closed the door of the blue room behind her Eleanor thought wearily that it might be the darkness and oppression of Hill House that tired her so, and then it no longer mattered.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson