squelches

Example Sentences

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What crushes confidence is uncertainty that squelches investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But for the most part, this being a show about the possibilities of even the most minimal stage, a minimal stage makes an apt enough setting, and the style enhances more than it squelches.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

Antiretroviral treatment squelches HIV reproduction but sensitive tests show that even with the most effective treatments, small populations of white blood cells studded with the CD4 receptor harbor HIV’s DNA in a latent state.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2022

That not only imperils his $2.183 million salary for 2021, but it also squelches trade talks for the fourth-year pro from Penn State.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2021

Constantine of Greece has a German wife, Mrs. Dr. dear, and that fact squelches hope.

From Rilla of Ingleside by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)