variants
or staunching
as in repressing
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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 -
Daniel Morejón García, a former Ministry of Interior agent accused of repressing July 11 protesters in 2021 was deported to Cuba in July.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Pocketbook issues – high prices of goods, inflation and possible weakening in the labor market – are suppressing sentiment.—
Joanne Hsu,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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This group includes patients undergoing cancer treatment, transplant recipients and individuals taking immune-suppressing medications.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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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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Trading parking options for an additional lane might make the trek to Mile Square Park more difficult, stunting accessibility to its golf courses, baseball fields and many public facilities, officials said.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
15 Oct. 2025
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Bowles abuses those pass-blocking rules by stunting the three-technique, Logan Hall (90), across the left guard's face, knowing the guard will follow him.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The men hunted a little farther, stopped to eat lunch, then decided to investigate a small hill before turning back to drag out their deer.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Rangers look like turning back to Steven Gerrard, their title-winning manager in 2020-21, after the swift sacking of Russell Martin.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 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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If a fair and reasonable resolution is not reached within 72 hours, more than 150 agents and managers will begin a collective boycott of Casting Networks, suspending all submissions and participation until the new fee structure is withdrawn or restructured.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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This could include sanctioning, censuring or suspending a judge, or recommending a judge be removed from office.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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McKinley County's poor infrastructure reflects its disproportionately high poverty rate — triple the national average — stemming in part from the closings of mines, power plants and oil refineries.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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The sport of canyoneering involves rappelling, down-climbing, wading, and stemming, or stretching your arms and legs across the narrowest section of a canyon and using pressure to slowly progress.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Stanching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanching. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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