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repression

[ri-presh-uhn] / rɪˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
constraint
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The Argentina-based Inter-American Legal Assistance Center for Human Rights, which supports victims of repression in Nicaragua, strongly condemned Rivera's death and said those responsible "must be held criminally accountable".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Libya has long faced repression and poverty, both during and after Gaddafi's rule.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Like many activists the BBC has heard from in recent weeks, Shirin expects repression to intensify if the war ends with the regime still in place.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The reasons for John’s ferocious emotional repression are not fully explored, but they seem intrinsic to his grimly sustaining notion of island heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Like most Bengalis, my parents had elevated repression and denial to a high art form, but even so, questions about this particular history were unavoidable.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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