Repression in example sentence

Failure to recognize this works to the advantage of religiously motivated terrorists because all the energy spent on fighting terrorism is spent on repression, leaving legitimate nationalist goals unaddressed and strengthening popular support for terrorism of all kinds.

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They meant to rule by means of repression.

And occurrences of civil war and repression have declined since the end of the Cold War.

He'd be appalled at the repression of half the population because of their gender.

But again, consider this: the Civil Rights Movement in the United States navigated a minefield of political dangers, faced repression and overcame, won major policy concessions, navigated and innovated through risks.

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