suppression
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Abraham Mofokeng still carries the wounds of the bloody suppression of a protest in South Africa 66 years ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
And even if this tactic works in the short term, “every basis point of artificial yield suppression is a subsidy to procrastination,” Druckenmiller notes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Every basis point of artificial yield suppression is a subsidy to procrastination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Firefighters are working in steep, rugged terrain with limited access, making suppression efforts more challenging. Crews remain engaged with both ground and air resources to slow the fire’s spread and protect nearby communities,” CalFire said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 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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