suppressed
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When this system is suppressed, cholera struggles to kill competing bacteria and cannot easily take over the intestinal environment.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
In 2013, he shot to fame after winning a popular rap battle in Nepal, with sharp verses that carried the frustration of a generation that felt suppressed and abandoned.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Some countries that suppressed fuel prices this month are already struggling to keep up with demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
And an underpinning of loneliness and suppressed yearning.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Colonel Korn’s thick, dark jowls inflated unexpectedly with a suppressed guffaw, and it took him a moment to reply.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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