suppressed
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Two former heads of all UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry in closed evidence sessions.
From BBC
This ligand successfully suppressed BET, allowing alkyl ketones to generate ketyl radicals and participate in high-yield transformations.
From Science Daily
The “November effect” refers to the idea that stocks that were suppressed by tax-loss selling in October are supposed to rebound in November as that selling pressure eases.
From MarketWatch
The rise of populism has been characterized by a liberalization of thought and speech that had previously been suppressed by the prevailing authorities of orthodoxy.
Despite not holding a formal position, the 38-year-old has ordered the detention of journalists, suppressed antigovernment protests and commanded a unit that opposition politicians and rights activists say had abducted and tortured government critics.
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