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suppression

[suh-presh-uhn] / səˈprɛʃ ən /


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The couple both immigrated to the U.S. in the shadow of the country’s one-child policy, a population suppression initiative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In boglands near Gullåkra, organic material such as wood, bone, skin and even clothing were preserved due to a lack of oxygen and the suppression of microbes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

She started researching anger after suspecting her female clients' suppression of it was the root cause of some of their physical conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The finding suggests that tirzepatide may influence metabolism in ways that extend beyond the weight loss caused by appetite suppression and reduced food intake.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The team’s task was to open a valve that would allow steam to escape from the suppression pool through a pipe to the outside.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

These suppressions do not occur in a vacuum.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2018

Whereas British rule in India had long been marked by violent revolts and brutal suppressions, the British Army was able to march out of the country with barely a shot fired and only seven casualties.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2015

The Forest Service and the Department of Interior can transfer money from other programs once their fire suppressions accounts have been depleted.

From US News ● May 5, 2015

And there were a remarkable range of those as well: dark pageboy, brown mullet, reddish bob — all heroic suppressions, in the cause of art, of her natural blondness.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2010

He seems to carry the weight of those suppressions on his conscience.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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