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repel

[ri-pel] / rɪˈpɛl /




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Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

U.S. special forces have been training Mexican military teams to repel attacks at stadiums.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

This causes them to repel each other and prevents them from being captured easily during filtration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

“So 6,475 strike behaves like kryptonite for the market; it can repel price from above and below,” Kizemchuck said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Normally, the mere thought of a spider, with its fangs, its hairy legs, and all eight of its eyes, would repel Nathan and would make him shudder.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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