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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
In 2022, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to stanch a flood of lawsuits.
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ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sometimes difficult relationship with Mexican authorities has affected the ability to stanch the flow of drugs, according to US officials.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
If not $350 million, the Post-Gazette has continued to lose enormous sums of money, and when the Block family couldn't staunch the bleeding, nobody was stepping up to buy it.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sometimes difficult relationship with Mexican authorities has affected the ability to stanch the flow of drugs, according to US officials.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
If not $350 million, the Post-Gazette has continued to lose enormous sums of money, and when the Block family couldn't staunch the bleeding, nobody was stepping up to buy it.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
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For generations, the Cuban dictatorship has repressed those who speak out for freedom.—
- Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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After surviving a 1981 assassination attempt that paralyzed his right hand, Khamenei served as Iran’s president, brutally repressing dissent.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Basij forces are a volunteer paramilitary militia, a branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which Israel says was responsible for violently suppressing street protests against the Iranian government earlier this year.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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These actions are part of a sweeping anti-public strategy to undermine knowledge, suppress dissent and shift our culture toward a dangerous paradigm.—
Megan Thiele Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The community has been divided over whether or not to turn back on the cameras.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Zelenskyy was asked to return the statue once his country had turned back the ongoing Russian invasion.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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This also squelches any storm activity, and heat domes can act like detour signs in the atmosphere, rerouting storms around them.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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The other 32 states plan to continue trying to convince a jury that Live Nation Entertainment and its ticketing subsidiary, Ticketmaster, are squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.—
Larry Neumeister,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The iPhone 5, on the other hand, was launched in 2012, discontinued in 2013, and added to the vintage list in 2018.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Swedish automaker will continue to sell the EX30 globally, but the company has decided to discontinue the EV after the 2026 model year.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gas prices have shot up almost 90 cents a gallon over the past month in Maryland, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic, leading to an emergency push by Republican lawmakers to temporarily suspend the state's gas tax.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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A little over a month after the California law was suspended, Washington state's Democratic governor, Bob Ferguson, signed a new law Thursday limiting facial coverings on law enforcement officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What personal demons will impede the hunt for a killer?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Among other things, the plaintiffs argue ingress via Billings Road should not be impeded or limited to La Cantera residents.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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