kibosh
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What’s more, it would provide either one or both of the Bezoses the ability to put the editorial kibosh on anything they deem unfit to print, while shoehorning their own interests into the publication.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Barkley seemingly put the kibosh on that notion when he said a pilot TNT taped was “just stupid stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
But so far ministers have been bullish, regarding pretty much all of these amendments as ultimately trying to kibosh their entire plan.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024
Even at that, a federal study on physical education in the 1920s put the kibosh on girls basketball in some areas of the state.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
And when he put the kibosh on the whole thing, we were the ones who got yelled at, not Caroline.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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