squelched
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In the past week, the council squelched progress on a deal to gradually open Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
So far, the higher rates have softened but not squelched buyer demand in the spring home-buying season, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Had there been better information, a more bounded threat, the arms race of the missile age might have been squelched before it took off.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026
This year has seen unrelenting bad news for L.A. nightlife — the impacts of the wildfires, the continued Hollywood strike fallout, the cost-of-living crisis and ICE raids and protests that temporarily squelched downtown’s after-dark industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
His feet squelched in the soft, sucking mud.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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