variants
or staunching
as in repressing
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This week is pushing you to speak up and stop repressing your truth.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Critics, though, have argued that these efforts are serving to distract from the country’s record of repressing free speech and dissent, as well as human rights violations, which have been widely reported.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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There’s plenty to like about both veteran pitchers and reason to believe that competing in a home run-suppressing environment will allow their attributes to play up.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Foulk argued Barrett was suppressing evidence by preventing the state from presenting certain tax returns and Illinois Department of Revenue testimony.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The viral beverage is supposed to support hormone regulation during periods of chronic stress, giving you more energy, improving your sleep, and squashing food cravings.—
Jani Hall,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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Bondi and Blackburn accused Durbin of squashing the effort, which Durbin rejected.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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Roots become dehydrated, and water stress causes stunting, deformities, and dieback.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
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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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There’s turning back up until the deed is done.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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Prosecutors will recommend a five-year prison sentence for each count, suspending all but one year to run consecutively as part of Clingman's plea deal, according to WJLA.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Legislative Audit Bureau will examine the DPI’s oversight of educator misconduct cases, including the quality of its investigations, the steps for revoking or suspending licenses and whether the agency’s policies follow state law.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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Last spring, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged companies that sell 3D printers to take action in stemming the flow of these guns into the city.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Stanching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanching. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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