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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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U.S. officials have previously accused the bloc of using the law to censor speech, an allegation the EU denies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

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

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

Ceremony host Alan Cumming described the night as "trauma triggering", adding: "We were all let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Subconsciously she has written it with the censor in mind, hoping to convey the idea that the Smith family is really a well-ordered unit: “Please do not judge us all by Perry.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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