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repress

[ri-pres] / rɪˈprɛs /


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Sheinbaum said earlier that the opening match was "guaranteed," though the left-leaning leader again ruled out using police to repress the demonstrations.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In response, governments have resorted to interventions to repress demand, such as rationing, issuing Covid-era like directives to work from home, and giving some domestic consumers priority over others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It said it will be sanctioning multiple entities, individuals and vessels to “stem the flow of revenue that the regime in Tehran uses to support terrorism abroad and repress its citizens.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

“It’s just so emotional, and you try to repress it and try to move ahead and be thankful for what you do have,” Arline said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025

In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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