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Recent Examples of inhibitor
Instead of thinking of uncertainty as an inhibitor in your life, think of it as a chance to try something new.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Voclosporin is a next-generation calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), a class of drugs that suppresses the immune system by blocking calcineurin, an enzyme required for activating T-cells—a type of white blood cell central to immune responses.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
He was put on another inhibitor, this time a MEK inhibitor, to aid in tumor shrinkage.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
The final hero ingredient is 4-n-butylresorcinol , which is a Korean tyrosinase inhibitor.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Voclosporin is a next-generation calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), a class of drugs that suppresses the immune system by blocking calcineurin, an enzyme required for activating T-cells—a type of white blood cell central to immune responses.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
He was put on another inhibitor, this time a MEK inhibitor, to aid in tumor shrinkage.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
The final hero ingredient is 4-n-butylresorcinol , which is a Korean tyrosinase inhibitor.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhibitor
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Legal experts say the safest approach is to keep your distance, follow lawful orders, and avoid actions that could be interpreted as obstruction.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Swart said mixing peaceful protesters with individuals engaging in obstruction creates serious safety risks, as officers cannot easily distinguish between lawful demonstrators and agitators.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Throughout both films, Stern's Marv is subjected to some of the worst obstacles set up to protect Keven, including stepping on a nail barefoot, taking a hot iron to the face and bricks to the head, and surviving an electrocution.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Alignment is the key to overcoming obstacles.—
Karen Hinds,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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But restraint does not mean passivity.—
Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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The American Conservative was founded on foreign policy restraint, trade realism, and migration sanity in 2002.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Researchers say the work could dramatically expand the range of treatable cancers and genetic diseases by overcoming long-standing data and technical constraints in gene therapy.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Space constraints could curtail the installation of a comfortably sized concourse, and who’s going to pay for stadium maintenance?—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Poland can move from navigating the liabilities of geography to shaping the norms and infrastructure beyond Earth.—
Alexander Görlach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Reviewing State Minimum Insurance Requirements In addition to personal insurance needs, owners should verify their state’s minimum liability requirements.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many liberals are desperate for signs that Trump’s stranglehold over his base is slipping.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump officials view Greenland’s underground riches as a way to loosen China’s stranglehold over the rare-earth metals that are critical for everything from fighter jets and lasers to electric vehicles and MRI scanners.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhibitor. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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