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repression

[ri-presh-uhn] / rɪˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
constraint
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A stealthier and less obvious plan would be financial repression, in which interest rates are held down below the rate of nominal growth of the economy, which consists of real growth plus inflation.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

One of the most significant reforms championed by Rodriguez, it aims to turn the page on nearly three decades of state repression, but has been criticised by human rights organizations as being selectively applied.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“When the pain becomes deep enough, the fear fades,” a 42-year-old Iranian woman said, citing five weeks of war and years of repression and economic crisis in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But the opposition says Zimbabwe is seeing a new wave of repression.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Even as convict leasing faded away, strategic forms of exploitation and repression emerged anew.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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