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inhibited

[in-hib-i-tid] / ɪnˈhɪb ɪ tɪd /


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“An alien mind,” to borrow Mr. Pachocki’s phrase, is capable of decision-making a lot less haphazard, inhibited and contradictory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The US State Department said last year that "official complicity, including at senior levels, inhibited effective law enforcement action against trafficking crimes" in Cambodia.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Once this protein was inhibited, the older muscle stem cells began behaving more like young ones.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026

But he believes the tax system in the UK would have inhibited his growth and ability to take risks.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

From what I could see, they lived dull, inhibited lives.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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