as in to crack down (on)
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In 1952, Stringfield bought a home in Opa-locka putting down roots in South Florida.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2025 -
King Charles and Queen Camilla are putting down some royal roots with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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He may get slapped down here and there by a court, but the message has already been received and continues to be received: Be careful.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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The arrogant anti-union stance did not start with the current CEO; even the legendary Studs Terkel was slapped down by WFMT management for his earlier support of an effort to unionize in 1990.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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The deal aims to quash the primary source of contention, the appointment of bishops, which is a modern-day form of the Medieval Investiture controversy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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Conservatives swiftly lambasted Boasberg’s opinion and suggested the Department of Justice should quash it.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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In the past, survivors have been silenced or discouraged by a system that often sided with abusers.—
Ali Martin,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Apr. 2025
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Trump, through his onslaught of executive orders, wants to see the adversaries silenced.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Therefore, he's been repressing his darker instincts.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The fungus is repressed by the acidic layer at the soil’s surface.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Nichols fled after being pulled from his car and was later subdued and struck repeatedly with fists, boots, a Taser and a baton.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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Hundreds of Ghor are killed, stormtroopers patrol the streets, and KX-series security droids are unleashed like hulking monsters, subduing random humans to death.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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The Empire started mining the planet for energy and suppressing the Ghormans, so the upstart rebels attack a transport ship full of supplies.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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But its assertions are characteristic of the Trump administration’s systemic denial of trans lives, and signal further movement by HHS toward policies that seek to suppress trans identities among young people.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
1 May 2025
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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