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Ergo, they say, imposing additional guardrails would stifle free-market competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

It was when Sanders waved his hand to stifle the reaction to Stevens’ name that I knew where I was—or rather, when.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

"Denying American startups access to models available abroad would stifle competition, entrench incumbents, and function as a tax on intelligence," the letter from the Little Tech Association said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

“New rules are needed for this new tech frontier—not to stifle innovation, but to make sure our innovations do not outpace our protections,” Texas Republican Rep. Nathaniel Moran wrote on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The other girls were all there, snoring softly in their bunks, and I had to stifle the urge to give them all hugs.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The high pressure also stifles the sea breeze that can bring cooler ocean air onto land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 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

It is banned in thoroughbred racing and competitors in other disciplines are divided, with some saying it creates unrealistic expectations and stifles advances in breeding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 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

The mousy-haired girl clamps her hand over her mouth and stifles a sob.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

De Vaan said private messages offer employees a chance to brainstorm freely, which could be stifled with public messages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

“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

Ishan Kishan made 49, Abhishek Sharma 43 and Shreyas Iyer 37, but India were stifled by tight bowling from Jacks and Sam Curran, the latter claiming 3-33.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

As to my own will or conscience, impassioned grief had trampled one and stifled the other.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Nevertheless, she committed herself to painting and enrolled in a Kyoto art school in 1948 to study the traditional Nihonga style, but found its strictures provincial and stifling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

It’s not to add Connor Storrie and Inde Navarrette to that stifling shortlist — it’s how much more talent there is waiting for a shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Unison said its members had reported being sent out in ambulances in stifling heat with faulty or no air conditioning, and often with limited access to drinking water or toilet facilities.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Sleeping out in the stifling summer heat leaves her exhausted, but what distresses her more is not knowing when or how this situation will end.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Mayweather is still cool outside, but inside this train car it is stifling.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper