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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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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 at the same time, he said, “the more you censor someone, the more young people follow them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Bregman, who is known for books including Humankind and Utopia for Realists, posted after his first lecture was broadcast on Tuesday, saying the BBC had "decided to censor" it.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Jutta sends letters that the school censor blacks out almost completely.

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




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