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or staunching
as in repressing
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His name has been associated with police operations carried out in the context of protests, detentions, and crowd-control actions executed by the PNB, a force that since its creation has played a central role in repressing political dissent.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Despite these differences, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is resorting to a familiar playbook for repressing protests, blending a passing acknowledgement of his system’s shortcomings with maximum deflection and defiance.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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The nerves that Landfair had been suppressing only show as the interview winds down, letting out a relieved and shaky breath after answering the last question.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Outside the cell, the ATP is converted into adenosine, which acts on neurons — in this case, by exciting neurons that inhibit swimming and suppressing swim neurons.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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At home, the Guard’s Basij volunteer arm brutally suppressed recent nationwide protests, establishing itself as the theocracy’s primary tool for squashing dissent.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jaffe, who has studied 100-year-old families, said most families find compromises between letting the next generation take the reins and squashing their individuality.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2025
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If the Mavericks are going to mostly stink in Flagg’s rookie season and perhaps not get much better right away next year, is this stunting his NBA growth in any way?—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The officiating team then moved the line of scrimmage to where Dowdle picked the ball up, to force a second-and-17, a drive-stunting turn of events.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Jan. 2026
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Morris shook Crockett’s hand before turning back down the sidewalk.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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One thing that particularly excited him was turning back the clock for exteriors on New York’s Lower East Side, where the tight shooting schedule often required the art department to transform locations as quickly as possible.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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Then, civic leaders and voters can openly debate the wisdom of squelching free speech and unfettered human inquiry.—
James Druckman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Whoever came up with the idea to merge a Planet Earth–style doc with the screeching score, squelching sounds, and jump scares of the horror genre, congratulations.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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And there are domestic mechanisms to try to recover assets sent abroad, including pressuring defendants in the United States, holding individuals in contempt, and suspending passports.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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First of all, by doing away with the seat and suspending the rider's body over the frame, their arm, shoulder and core muscles reportedly become better engaged for a much more complete, high-intensity workout.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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The justification for this war isn’t about stemming the flow of drugs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Heritage is another organization that has been at the center of the conservative civil war, stemming partly from its President Kevin Roberts in October defending Carlson for interviewing Fuentes, which Roberts later apologized for.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Stanching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanching. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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