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Despite the program’s simplicity, fire experts say this system might be one of our best shots at stifling coastal California’s wildfire problem.

Badly wanting this to be different from my codependent and stifling marriage, I told myself his aloofness was a good thing.

Experts warn companies are risking stifling legitimate public debate by overapplying the law.

The meeting nonetheless proceeded, with Oppenheimer in attendance, though his presence proved stifling.

That Friday shook South Korea, ending Park Chung-hee's stifling rule and ushering in another decade under the military.