suppression
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Local, state and tribal agencies will be able to apply for 75% reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
All-female Croatian band Lelek changed the tone with the powerful, folkloric harmonies of Andromeda – which addressed the suppression of women during the Ottoman Empire.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Sentinel in March agreed to sell Spectrum’s Marioff division, which provides high-pressure water mist fire suppression solutions, to fellow private-equity firm Inflexion for an undisclosed amount.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
"Differences between the two sides must be handled through peaceful and equal means, rather than by using suppression and intimidation," spokesman Lee Kuen-cheng said.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The Martians of H. G. Wells and Orson Welles, preoccupied with the suppression of Bournemouth and Jersey City, never noticed until too late that their immunological defenses were unavailing against the microbes of Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing suppression
Brave New World
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