stifle

The practice “may distort competition, stifle innovation, and potentially lead to monopolies or market concentration in strategic sectors,” as the Center for Strategic and International Studies put it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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

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

But she would never, under any circumstances, stifle the feelings she had discovered.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

A powerful military gives the country global influence but stifles its economic and political modernization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

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

Gardner turns around to request that Gosling’s character move to another seat off-camera — but before she makes that demand, she stifles a chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

When I finally regain enough sense, I roll the leg back and forth on the ground, which stifles the worst of it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Ron spasms under his desk, stifled by the small space; a colleague dries a co-worker’s hair with a piece of paper after blowing bubbles in it; Ron does the loudest meal prep you’ll ever hear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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

She pushed Joint into corners, held off several break points, and stifled a match point in the tiebreak before taking it for herself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

If that Brazilian team could travel in time, their move would likely be stifled by modern opponents.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

I stifled the urge and asked a question instead.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Held in a stifling courtroom during the peak of summer, the proceedings involved day after day of contentious confrontation as the couple sought to exasperate Li Mien, the presiding judge, at every opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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

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 author also draws on realizations from his own life, such as the time he found himself perversely stifling another man’s generous impulse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Stella clamped her hand over her mouth, stifling her own snickers.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper