censor
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It was a strange sight in Los Angeles, seeing stadium workers asking attendees to discard flags in an effort to censor the expression of people here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
A: Being censored by others is one thing but I do not censor myself.
From Barron's ● May 21, 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
Yulia, who owns a catering company, explains how attempts to censor the internet have affected her business.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
I put the letter into the box for the prison censor.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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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
Being perceived as the victim of censors is a surefire way to gain interest in what you’re saying.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
Lantern and other tools are constantly discovering new approaches or vulnerabilities, while censors such as Iran discover new ways to shut them down.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
In the decades since, films challenging social norms or scrutinising institutions have more often faced resistance from the censors.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
I knew that all the mail was checked and read by the Cuban censors, but how much longer would it take?
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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In recent years it has censored its statements, avoided calls for protest and zealously guarded its marginal influence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Who has been censored here? Name one journalist whom we have censored? There isn’t one.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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
"These are the findings of our organisation that the BBC failed to show but we refused to be silenced and censored and we thank Channel 4."
From BBC ● May 10, 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
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Which brings us back to Carlson, who understands that major publishers aren’t a censoring force to be circumvented, which is why he has partnered with Skyhorse rather than trying to build something entirely from scratch.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
A short while later, it introduced rules censoring the input and output of generative AI models, a tightening of earlier rules that required tech companies to disclose extensive details about their algorithms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
But that doesn’t matter: The First Amendment generally prohibits the government from censoring even false or misleading speech, with no carve-out for opinionated comedians.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 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
“Release,” Rishi answered, before he could really consider censoring himself.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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