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repress

[ri-pres] / rɪˈprɛs /


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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

Mr. Klosterman views football as a martial game in which organization, rules and technology repress individuality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Author and psychotherapist Jennifer Cox told Radio 4 Woman's Hour she believes women are "conditioned" to repress feelings of "frustration, anger, aggression and rage".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Still, there are some precedents for attempts to repress them.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

“We just don’t remember a lot of them. We repress them. We sort of push them away and forget them, because sometimes they’re too painful.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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