stifle
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But a lack of actuators and other components could stifle those designs, experts like Cardenas say.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 2, 2026
Trying to stifle anger over this may be the single most common topic in Christian marital advice content.
From Salon β Sep. 28, 2026
"You don't want to stifle innovation," Thune said on Monday, "but I think you also want to make sure that the more advanced threats can be mitigated."
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
So far the United States has been firmly against global regulation of the sector that could stifle innovation.
From Barron's β Sep. 11, 2026
At first I try to stifle my yawns, but it’s hopeless.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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A new hurricane season record is likely to be set this week as a historic and still strengthening El Niño stifles tropical development in the Atlantic.
From BBC β Sep. 10, 2026
And earlier this year, a jury found that Live Nation was an illegal monopoly, following years of criticism that the company stifles competition and overcharges fans, but analysts say a breakup is unlikely.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 2, 2026
It is banned in thoroughbred racing and competitors in other disciplines are divided, with some saying it creates unrealistic expectations and stifles advances in breeding.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 6, 2026
Today, Zabtia said, it is no longer censorship that stifles filmmaking in Libya, but an array of other challenges compounded by a lack of public support.
From Barron's β Jan. 16, 2026
One of the Burgess sisters stifles a giggle.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Since its inception with a handful of reporters, Mada has been buffeted by but survived the crackdown that has stifled nearly all local press.
From Barron's β Nov. 8, 2026
For many Halloween lovers, decorating is a passion that can’t be stifled.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
Ron spasms under his desk, stifled by the small space; a colleague dries a co-worker’s hair with a piece of paper after blowing bubbles in it; Ron does the loudest meal prep you’ll ever hear.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 12, 2026
“My Neighbor Totoro” is a gateway into a pastoral ideal that still exists in living memory, reviving parts of our imagination that maturity has stifled into dormancy.
From Salon β Jul. 15, 2026
Now and again there would be barely stifled giggles as they watched the performance of Silent Sam.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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There were about 40 engagements on this tour - many of them carried out in temperatures of around 35C with stifling humidity.
From BBC β Nov. 5, 2026
Those hardships are visible after sunset, when electricity fails, disappearing entire neighborhoods into stifling darkness.
From Barron's β Sep. 26, 2026
Maybe that can feel stifling for some viewers.
From Salon β Sep. 23, 2026
Those were the kinds of stifling rallies that had defined the Dodgers’ offense earlier in the season, when they were scoring regularly in double digits.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 20, 2026
I fled down alleyways as dark and stifling as the gullets of dragons, through sizzling sparks and palls of smoke, under clotheslines fluttering with singed sheets.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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