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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

The tech industry’s letter urged policymakers to keep “the frontier plural by avoiding premature restrictions on open models that stifle competition or drive innovation overseas.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 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

But I simply had to stifle it by imagining what I’d be thinking in twenty years when it would all come down to the same thing anyway.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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 lack of competition stifles innovation and prevents smaller restaurants from negotiating better rates or leveraging alternative payment systems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

It is a blanket that warms but never stifles.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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

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

McCullum runs an "informal" environment that suited the players he inherited: experienced Test cricketers who needed freedom after being stifled by Covid and a long winless run.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Listening hard, he thought he could hear a voice—two voices—and then, abruptly stifled, that hideous high cackling laugh.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

And maybe it was the focus-sapping heat, but USC’s defense wasn’t as stifling, not as suffocating it should have been against an opponent as hopelessly overmatched as San José State.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

In the park of the Temple of Amun, near the centre, hundreds of onlookers had gathered despite the stifling August heat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

But — willing to try nearly anything on a recent stifling afternoon — I made a trip to Anima Mundi Apothecary, in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Suddenly, articulating what I saw—the creative writing projects I hoped to tackle, my pride at seeing my child launch into adulthood—I found myself stifling a sob.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Curt asked, propped up by pillows, stifling laughter.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie