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But a lack of actuators and other components could stifle those designs, experts like Cardenas say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Trying to stifle anger over this may be the single most common topic in Christian marital advice content.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

He added, “I’m not going to stifle the growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution.”

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

"You don't want to stifle innovation," Thune said on Monday, "but I think you also want to make sure that the more advanced threats can be mitigated."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

I kept on edge, trying to stifle my feelings and never quite succeeding, a prey to guilt and fear because I felt that the boss suspected that I resented what I saw.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Weintraub stares blankly, Wiatt stifles a yawn, and I can’t get a clear read on Wirtschafter, though he’s not screaming hallelujah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

A new hurricane season record is likely to be set this week as a historic and still strengthening El Niño stifles tropical development in the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

And earlier this year, a jury found that Live Nation was an illegal monopoly, following years of criticism that the company stifles competition and overcharges fans, but analysts say a breakup is unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Today, Zabtia said, it is no longer censorship that stifles filmmaking in Libya, but an array of other challenges compounded by a lack of public support.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

When I finally regain enough sense, I roll the leg back and forth on the ground, which stifles the worst of it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

“My Neighbor Totoro” is a gateway into a pastoral ideal that still exists in living memory, reviving parts of our imagination that maturity has stifled into dormancy.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

She pushed Joint into corners, held off several break points, and stifled a match point in the tiebreak before taking it for herself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Following a brief stint on the singing competition “Operación Triunfo” three years later, La Cruz was closeted and found his momentum stifled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

While households’ debt-service burden has increased since pandemic lockdowns stifled spending, it remains lighter than at any point before the pandemic dating back to the 1980s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

The same stifled feeling that I had gone too far now to turn back.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Google owner Alphabet is a gatekeeper under the DMA, a designation that requires it to take extra steps to ensure it isn’t stifling competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Maybe that can feel stifling for some viewers.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Those were the kinds of stifling rallies that had defined the Dodgers’ offense earlier in the season, when they were scoring regularly in double digits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

When the power cuts out after dark in Vientiane, families wander outside to avoid the stifling heat indoors, using cell phones to light their way.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

I remember Lucy Sneads whispering to Angela Bullock, stifling giggles.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell