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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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The negative reaction to Bettan's performance was audible on the TV broadcast, after Australian broadcaster ORF, which is hosting the show, said it would not censor protests or negative reactions to any of the contestants.

From BBC May 12, 2026

And we better hope they do, for the sake of so many other media enterprises Carr will undoubtedly pursue and hope to censor.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2026

Cue Mr. Carr, his wannabe censor at the FCC.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

The trial included testimony from Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who told the court that the company is trying to be as “safe as possible but also censor as little as possible.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

Congress did not pass Senator Herring’s bill or any others that would censor radio programs.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

It was an inconvenient truth Xi’s own remarks had left out, and it circulated widely online before censors moved to contain it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Tens of thousands of Iranians use them to connect with loved ones domestically and abroad, and to share information outside the control of government firewalls and censors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The Internet Freedom Foundation said the compressed timeline would transform platforms into "rapid fire censors".

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

After four months of restless waiting, filmmaker Kiwi Chow received a dreaded, but not altogether unexpected, message: Hong Kong censors had banned his new movie from reaching the big screen.

From Barron's Dec. 22, 2025

The censors weren’t happy about the authentic names.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

“Who has been censored here? Name one journalist whom we have censored? There isn’t one.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

It is hard to say why this, of all the sensitive issues that are censored in China, has galvanised such pushback.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The Canadian Instagram page of Heinz changed its profile picture to a badly taped-over version of its logo, and posted a picture of its ketchup with the logo censored.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

“While data is imperfect and internet use remains heavily censored; we think the reports of restoration of connectivity implies the Iran regime expects a conclusion of the conflict is imminent,” Flight says.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

Other critical details have been censored in the memos, making it unclear who was offering her the job and exactly what it entailed.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

We are explicitly prohibited from censoring broadcasters, but this is censorship.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

As Salon has reported before, these things can appear extremely bright in the night sky, vexing astronomers and essentially censoring the stars.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

Mr. Hall, who made a highly publicized departure from the NIH after charging the agency’s leadership with censoring his work, surely has insights he could have shared.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2025

Hailing from small-town Australia, he became bored with censoring his work for family papers and cartooning about the weather, seeking something bigger to fit his burgeoning punk sensibilities.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2025

“Have you ever seen any of these ?” Major Major looked with a blank expression at copies of personal correspondence from the hospital on which the censoring officer had written “Washington Irving” or “Irving Washington.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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