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suppress

[suh-pres] / səˈprɛs /


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New Jersey sued Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce giant illegally used its dominance over its package-delivery network to suppress wages and working conditions for thousands of delivery drivers while preventing them from organizing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Sarsour’s lawyers argued the government had targeted him to suppress his First Amendment right to free speech.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Raising rates would only suppress demand without producing another barrel of oil or improving the weather.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Kelanic told BBC Verify that any Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden "will suppress all international traffic not just Saudi-bound vessels".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

She bent over backward not to be negative, but she had a view of students she could not suppress.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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

"I am fed up of going on stuff that masks and suppresses the symptoms rather than treating the actual problem," he said.

From BBC Jul. 25, 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

Borrowers who are highly qualified are often more likely to overpay because their lack of approval anxiety suppresses the motivation to comparison shop, according to the research.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 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

Public shows of dissent have been suppressed by wartime censorship laws and can trigger hefty fines or long prison sentences.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Rising competition and a cautious consumer backdrop have suppressed sales, analysts say, and frequent management changes have muddled the strategy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

When the researchers suppressed orexin neuron activity using an inhibitory protein, the animals showed less motivated behavior.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Treasury yields took another step lower as hostilities remained suppressed in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

He edged among them, looking around, and suppressed a laugh as he imagined the look that would spread over Dudley’s piggy face if he could see where Harry was now.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

By suppressing their activity, OL reduced inflammatory and fibrotic changes in SFs.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

This is because the forces suppressing fertility are structural, including housing costs, later marriage, expanded opportunities for women and changing preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

"The world to a lot of us is very loud, very noisy, very crowded, very bright, very smelly, and it's exhausting suppressing your response to all of this and carrying on."

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

That’s led to fears that the tax, in some ways, is making the affordability crisis worse by suppressing new supply.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

The silent laughter he had been suppressing burst out of him, and he laughed so hard that he dropped his crutch.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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