burke

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Verb
  • Trump is unsurprisingly attracted to this paradise for the ultra-wealthy, where money is speech, labor is suppressed, dissent is criminalized and a monarch holds all power.
    Sonali Kolhatkar, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
  • Fed up with the government’s inaction, a group of residents created Polish Smog Alert, an advocacy organization pushing for legislation to suppress the smog.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • This option allows priority notifications — like severe weather alerts — to interrupt you while still silencing less urgent messages.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
  • Elections are tightly controlled, opposition is criminalized, political parties are banned, and dissenters—even peaceful ones are silenced.
    Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
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“Burke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burke. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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