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Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z rebellion toppled an ageing autocrat – an uprising tens of millions of young people dreamt could chart a new course for their country.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
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These autocrats have watched and learned as Erdoğan has scapegoated various rival groups in his country, branding them shadowy forces unleashed by the American philanthropist George Soros.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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The pact, which has been in the works for some time, will bring together the producers of series including The Traitors, Big Brother, Survivor, Peaky Blinders and Gogglebox as well as movies including Hamnet.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The claims against him date between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working on Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of Comedy and Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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Video showed a man attempting to pull down a poster of the dictator — killed last week in an Israeli airstrike — when a man wearing a SpongeBob sweatshirt punched him in the face, sending him to the ground.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Ayatollah ruled as a brutal dictator, killing and torturing his own people, imposing harsh restrictions on basic freedoms, and put the lives of our troops and global allies constantly at risk.—
Derek Tran,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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All kings and tyrants fail in the end.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Killing the tyrant doesn’t assure the tyranny will end.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In Egypt, the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut presents a fascinating case of artists figuring out how to treat a female body in a traditionally male role.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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The first phase of US occupation was launched in the belief that the Iraqi people would rise up and reject their oppressors.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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But others, now rejoicing in the streets, will remember him as an oppressor who put personal power and profit above the public interest.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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The idea that the mere absence of one religious strongman will cause Jeffersonian democracy to bloom overnight is touching — almost Hallmark-worthy.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Chavismo is the term Venezuelans use to describe the regime first established by deceased strongman Hugo Chavez.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, the team is sent to steal it back on what would be for anyone else a suicide mission.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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These despots will continue to lash out at America.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Monocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocrat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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