censor

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But increasingly they are observing governments in countries like Iran and Myanmar emerging from internet shutdowns with a supercharged ability to censor internet access.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Their hospitality carries a message the regime cannot censor: Iranians long to reconnect with the world that was pushed away from them.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026

But the social platforms argue that the right to free speech makes them reluctant to censor or remove content.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Her letters consist mostly of banalities—we are busy; Frau Elena says hello—or else arrive in his bunkroom so full of censor marks that their meaning has disintegrated.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr