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repression

[ri-presh-uhn] / rɪˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
constraint
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Furthermore, there's evidence that the repression of such protests has reduced by more than half.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

To play Sebastian, Guitarrica had to immerse himself in the character’s emotional repression, from which music is his only escape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Lai's office confirmed Zhang's actions had targeted the president's family and said it was a case of "transnational repression."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Bianco thinks the era of financial repression has given investors a distorted view of what returns they should expect from stocks and bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

It is a tragic cycle, condemning us to ever deeper inequality, and in the long run, almost no one benefits but the agents of repression themselves.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

His later conviction marked a hardening of repressions against opponents of the war.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

Human rights advocates worry that more repressions are ahead.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

All over the country, people are laying flowers at memorials to Soviet repressions.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

"We are seeing extremely worrying developments where activists all over the world are experiencing increased repressions just for fighting for our present and our future," the 20-year-old Thunberg said.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023

By disparagement, by starvation, by repressions, forced direction, and the stunning hammerblows of conditioning, the free, roving mind is being pursued, roped, blunted, drugged.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck


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