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Sayce Holmes-Lewis, the founder and CEO of youth mentoring organisation Mentivity, said: "You can't recruit people from the same demographic you are oppressing on a daily basis."

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

"You can't recruit people from the same group you are oppressing on a day-to-day basis," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023

So I don’t know who these people think marriages are oppressing.

From Slate • May 22, 2018

Barghouti: You see, they are oppressing us, but they are hostages to the same oppressive system.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2012

The Turks are oppressing the Arabians and the revolt of the Grand Sheriff of Mecca may have great effects in this war.

From Face to Face with Kaiserism by Gerard, James W. (James Watson)