suppressive
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Kidney cancer has fewer mutations to target, while bladder cancer has a more suppressive tumor environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The book was banned in Boston — a phrase for suppressive moral outrage that survives to this day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
Recurrent C. difficile infections occur after suppressive antibiotic treatments that knock out almost all of the normal gut flora.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2023
That is why I believe protecting libraries from suppressive movements is a societal necessity.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
The metaphysical healers do away with these suppressive methods of treatment and allow Nature's acute cleansing and healing efforts to run their natural course.
From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr
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