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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oppresses in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oppresses in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of oppresses in a Sentence

  1. Colin Kaepernick:

    I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.

  2. C. G. Jung:

    We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

  3. Veryan Khan:

    Add to this the measures France has taken to protect itself against the insider threat it faces, including banning the niqab (veil or mask), plus the usual complaints that Western religious freedom actually oppresses Muslims by exposing them to what they find morally reprehensible, and there you get the reason for their repeated, triumphal rejection of France.

  4. Emily Dickinson:

    There's a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons-- That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes--

  5. Merieme Addou:

    My vision of Islam is very different from what many people in the West think, many think Islam oppresses woman and restricts their freedoms, but this is because of traditions that have nothing to do with Islam.

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