squelches

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

That squelches my theory, which I didn’t believe in myself.

From Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America by Ellis, Edward Sylvester