dystopia

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Recent Examples of dystopia Ronald Reagan warned that Medicare would lead to a socialist dystopia. Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025 The film, which stars Robert Pattinson as a clone who works menial jobs in a futuristic dystopia, will likely lose between $75 million to $80 million during its theatrical run, according to three sources with knowledge of the economics of movies on this scale. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025 Or the constitutional dystopia in which we are now caught, beside which even the ugliest onscreen villainy pales into insignificance? Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025 Though the part is small, Hildy and her community are pivotal to unraveling the propaganda that has shaped this future dystopia, where people’s thoughts are heard aloud and an egomaniacal would-be dictator, played with gusto by Mads Mikkelsen, uses this vulnerability to control them. Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dystopia

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“Dystopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopia. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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