squelch

It’s an agreeably heartfelt reminder that children are powered by an imaginative daring and purity of bonding we’d be wise to nurture, not squelch, if we’re going to learn how to inhabit the increasingly uninhabitable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Still, she said, the case revealed "a series of statements by Zuckerberg at the time of those acquisitions that looked like a desire to squelch a nascent threat to Facebook's dominance".

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

When the Federal Reserve tried to squelch the rise of the stock market in early 1929, Mitchell announced that National City would instead lend money to support the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

In fact, both Black activists and congressional champions of Reconstruction understood that race still mattered, and that made it critical to give Congress broad powers to squelch efforts to suppress or cancel out Black votes.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025

Keisha covers her mouth and tries to squelch the sound.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

What crushes confidence is uncertainty that squelches investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

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

Not only does the cutoff block out external voices, he said, it also squelches “the internal voice of the population that wanted to speak out.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2021

The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented the company and published the request Tuesday, says the case shows authorities demand more customer information than is authorized by law and unconstitutionally squelches public objections.

From US News ● Oct. 4, 2016

“I guess the return of the jewels squelches the Macdougal theory,” he remarked.

From The Black Box by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

From the opening minute, Belgium absolutely dominated the Americans and squelched every shred of optimism the U.S. had generated among fans about their promising start to the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

So far, the higher rates have softened but not squelched buyer demand in the spring home-buying season, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Had there been better information, a more bounded threat, the arms race of the missile age might have been squelched before it took off.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

The Senate provided guidelines, such as making clear statements represented faculty members or groups and not the university and ensuring that minority or dissenting views are not squelched.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

It squelched while we walked, though sometimes it was hard to tell.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

The spikier “Tongue” is the other rocker, whose arrangement is a blend of syncopated drum breaks, squelching keyboards and drones built on feedback and distortion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

To her, the shift in messaging, and the squelching of this routine announcement, is alarming.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025

But when Ms Helliar visited the flat, she found the carpets were still squelching underfoot and there was a heavy smell of mould.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023

Within minutes, crews were dispatched to the burgeoning blaze on Mount Laguna — squelching it before it grew any larger than a 10-foot-by-10-foot spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

We walk until we get to the dirt that sinks and sucks at our shoes, squelching with every step.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender