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monocrat

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as in autocrat

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded defiantly, saying Trump has an affinity for autocrats.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
These innovations may reduce the number of bureaucrats autocrats need.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of autocrat

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Among the women featured on the cast are Aaryn Williams, the former Big Brother season 15 contestant who had a controversial run on the competition show due to racist remarks.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
That the Netflix version of what can now be best understood as a reboot of a famous franchise feels less like social psychology and more like a high-concept season of Big Brother is no surprise.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

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Ali Abdullah Saleh, the longtime dictator of Yemen, was overthrown during the Arab Spring and the Houthis were able to seize a large chunk of territory.

— Ariana Aspuru, Vox, 19 Oct. 2026
Without principle, without a moral compass, with no checks and balances, our would-be-dictator is an embarrassing stain on the soul of a once-proud America.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

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While many of the Middle East’s archaeological sites invoke pharaohs, Nabataeans, Romans, Islamic civilization, and Crusaders, the columns of Al-Rajajil are an echo of a prehistoric period wrapped in mystery.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
She’s loved by her family of humans (the Osteens) and other farm animals (including Elsie the cow; goats Honey, Dolly, Roger, Polly and Dodger; and Tom, the king of the turkeys who stalks around his enclosure like a pharaoh).

— Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

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These included quotes by Fanon, a philosopher who wrote extensively about the ways in which colonized people adopt the mindsets of their oppressors.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Can an accurate story of a system of oppression be derived from sources created and preserved by the oppressors?

— Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

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Afterward, Díaz-Balart urged Washington to reject strongman Nicolás Maduro’s efforts to stay in power and to restore sanctions.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The strongman is failing, even as the opposition struggles to inspire a great deal of conviction and enthusiasm.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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Upending global trade, plucking a dictator out of Caracas, escalating to full-on war with Iran, shredding alliances, courting despots — the major twists and turns of this administration never end.

— Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Like in Vegas, where Elwood was babysitting the son of a despot.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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