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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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A: Being censored by others is one thing but I do not censor myself.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

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

All the officer patients in the ward were forced to censor letters written by all the enlisted-men patients, who were kept in residence in wards of their own.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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