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Sandy argued that Michael spoke as an empathetic voice of the oppressed.
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Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
God hears the cries of the oppressed and calls His church to do the same.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Ghislaine Kinzounza is part of the oppressed Tutsi ethnic group, the same group subjected to genocide in 1994.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
There were only the oppressors and the oppressed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
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Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
God hears the cries of the oppressed and calls His church to do the same.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Ghislaine Kinzounza is part of the oppressed Tutsi ethnic group, the same group subjected to genocide in 1994.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
There were only the oppressors and the oppressed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the oppressed
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“The oppressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20oppressed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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