inhibitor
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Steve Chalke, founder of Oasis Academy, which runs more than 50 schools across England, says the heatwaves were a "real inhibitor" to teaching.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Peter’s inner despair gets externalized when he invents a genetic inhibitor neck implant to tamp down his sensitivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The medication is a broad-spectrum inhibitor of the viral polymerase, an enzyme the virus needs in order to reproduce.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mr. Westad adds that the threat of nuclear destruction, which helped keep the peace during the Cold War, is less of an inhibitor now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
I have been working on a growth inhibitor, but in secret.
From Of Stegner's Folly by Richard S. Shaver
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