as in tyrants
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
like many another third-world caesar, he cared little for the destitute class into which he himself had been born
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This president, who called his treasonous supporters to arms, wants our tax dollars to compensate these tyrants.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026 -
Because, after all, as in all of Haber’s novels, the point is not really what is happening in the world but what is happening in the mind—in this case the mind of the pettiest of tyrants.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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But would-be and actual dictators do tend to follow a common set of strategies to consolidate power.—
Christopher Justin Einolf,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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The opportunity to interview these people would never have been turned down by other organizations, but there was also a sense that these dictators and terrorists and authoritarians were realizing that CNN were giving them this unfiltered platform to speak to the American people.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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This is the third immersive experience presented at South Florida PBS Studios, following presentations on Leonardo Da Vinci and Egyptian pharaohs.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Leprosy still existed, pharaohs did not.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Caesars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caesars. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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