suffocating
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However, breweries are facing a "suffocating level of taxation" and Siba wants to see a tax reduction on draught beer in pubs.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
It’s nice to know that there are still corners of the internet bright enough to cast away the darkness that often feels suffocating.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
UCLA’s suffocating defense held the Gamecocks to 25.7% shooting in the first half.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
"It's suffocating," the 36-year-old coconut seller told AFP in Chiang Mai, a tourist destination among the areas affected by dangerous pollution levels this week.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s probably best that these words will end up suffocating in a pile, undelivered.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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