as in to crack down (on)
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Unplug Illinois is a campaign created by the Illinois Park and Recreation Association to encourage people to put down their electronic devices and instead play, explore creative fun and enjoy friends, according to city website information.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025 -
Many put down roots while others moved on, restless to find even more land, fewer people, more freedom, and better soil.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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An appeals court on Thursday slapped down the administration’s attempt to get out of providing more information about its efforts to bring back Abrego Garcia.—
Patrick Reis,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Between pushes, the nurse slips the soaked green sheet out from under me, slaps down a clean one.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The jail call evidence comes as the defense trains its focus on quashing the prosecution's argument that Lawson is guilty of conspiring to murder Rogers.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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But the protests were reignited in March, when Israel’s parliament passed a law remaking the country’s judiciary in what many see as part of Netanyahu’s plan to quash the convictions against him.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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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
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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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Stevens’s reflections on his years of service reveal what’s pulsing beneath his composure: the choice to look away from troubling secrets and repress personal desires.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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They were also celebrated by millions of ordinary Indians who have been repressed by Modi’s Hindu nationalist policies.—
HARTOSH SINGH BAL,
Foreign Affairs,
30 June 2025
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Nimmo’s celebration upon hitting the grand slam was subdued.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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This season blended bold designs, subdued silhouettes and interesting footwear to tell us one thing: menswear is slowly but surely becoming on-par with its female counterpart.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The building’s sprinkler system suppressed the flames before firefighters completed their operations, bringing the fire under control in under 30 minutes, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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That same resolution created Palestine, which Israel has refused to recognize and has fought to suppress ever since.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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