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
Leo's comments, although delivered diplomatically, represented an open critique unheard of in a country accused of stifling freedom of expression.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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
It harms participants by stifling both plan modernization and the expansion of employer-provided benefits in the voluntary system we have.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
That day passed much as the day before had gone, except that the silence seemed deeper; the air grew heavy, and it began to be stifling under the trees.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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