stifling
Example Sentences
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It stated that existing rules for licensing the sale of alcohol restricted competition and risked stifling innovation in Northern Ireland.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Across the English Channel, tennis fans in Paris baked in temperatures of 33C at Roland Garros, with players having to battle through the stifling heat.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Forty years ago in February, Jackson wriggled free of her father Joe Jackson’s stifling management with the release of “Control.”
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Business leaders have also privately complained that migrating all online services onto Max risks stifling innovation and limiting Russia’s ability to compete with China and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
An eternity later—or maybe it had been only ten minutes—the air bubble around them was beginning to feel stale and stifling.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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