suppression

Example Sentences

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For more than 100 years, the United States has spent billions of dollars on fire suppression to protect people, homes, and sensitive environments.

From Science Daily

The Terns drug is early in its clinical trials, so its performance when used earlier in a patient’s illness remains unknown—along with the durability of its cancer suppression.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, the leaders of civil society organizations appear ill-suited to resist such suppression of free speech and, in some cases, seem to embrace it.

From Salon

"We reject the suppression of freedoms," she added.

From Barron's

In ecologically sensitive parts of the park, called “avoidance areas,” a “Natural Resource Advisor must be consulted during wildfire suppression planning and response.”

From Los Angeles Times