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suppress

[suh-pres] / səˈprɛs /


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“No employee is ever instructed to falsify, alter, or suppress data,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“We suppress a lot to be respectful to other people, and there’s nothing bad in that,” Lo said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Fitch expects home-price growth to be “largely” flat this year, as mortgage rates stay high and suppress affordability for prospective home buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

In addition to El Niño, Saharan dust has also helped suppress activity.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

At first the other cheerleaders tried to suppress her; it was like trying to calm down a puppy.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

Enveda said it found the drug by decoding the chemistry released by the body during intense physical activity, identifying a hormone that naturally suppresses appetite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Warming suppresses upwelling — which normally allows colder, deeper and nutrient-rich ocean water to rise closer to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

This suppresses appetite and keeps people feeling fuller for longer, helping them to lose weight.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Heat domes are large areas of high pressure, where sinking air suppresses development of precipitation and clouds, allowing heat to build up over days and weeks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Tagoe suppresses his tic often because his neck jerking around every other minute is not only uncomfortable, but it also makes him look unapproachable and wild.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

After discovering his suppressed memories, Cramer began teaching meditation classes for others seeking to unlock the mysteries of the mind.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Former employees alleged that 21 Air previously ignored protocol and suppressed safety reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Officials said they also found that State Farm had illegally suppressed smoke damage claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

But experts stress that while the pirate networks were suppressed, they remained intact, given the failure to address the poor economic and security conditions in Somalia that feed them.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The class listened to one opera each month—at least made some effort to listen over the thunder of groans and barely suppressed expletives from the athletes who populated the last row of seats.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

For the X-59 it's about suppressing sonic booms on a budget and nothing else.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

"By identifying this specific protective pathway, we may be able to develop more targeted therapeutic approaches that restore intestinal balance instead of broadly suppressing immune responses."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

When he began practicing urology in the 1980s, the common misunderstanding was that testosterone injections caused prostate cancer, further suppressing research and treatment of testosterone deficiency.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

By suppressing PCSK9, the treatment helps cells remove more cholesterol from the bloodstream, potentially reducing the buildup of fatty plaques inside arteries that can lead to atherosclerosis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

“What’re we doing, Professor?” said Ron, nervously suppressing a burp.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling




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