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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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"They want people to work out the red lines for themselves, or to censor themselves before crossing them."

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

U.S. officials have previously accused the bloc of using the law to censor speech, an allegation the EU denies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

It was a strange sight in Los Angeles, seeing stadium workers asking attendees to discard flags in an effort to censor the expression of people here.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

A: Being censored by others is one thing but I do not censor myself.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Often, Winnie’s visits were overseen by Warrant Officer James Gregory, who had been a censor on Robben Island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

He reposted most but they were often deleted by censors, who warned that his account could be closed.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Tens of thousands of Iranians use them to connect with loved ones domestically and abroad, and to share information outside the control of government firewalls and censors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Being perceived as the victim of censors is a surefire way to gain interest in what you’re saying.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2026

Lantern and other tools are constantly discovering new approaches or vulnerabilities, while censors such as Iran discover new ways to shut them down.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

Yet prison censors went through each of those newspapers every day with scissors, clipping articles that they deemed unsafe for us to see.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“In 37 years, I’ve never seen creative work get censored by theaters in this country,” Arthur Sarkissian, Global Ascension Studios’ former head of production, who was involved in the project, told Deadline at the time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

It is hard to say why this, of all the sensitive issues that are censored in China, has galvanised such pushback.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The ads use implicit phrases and censored visuals in an attempt to avoid moderation, Patane found.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

“While data is imperfect and internet use remains heavily censored; we think the reports of restoration of connectivity implies the Iran regime expects a conclusion of the conflict is imminent,” Flight says.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

It was exaggerated; I certainly hadn’t been censored out of the Karhidish news, at least so long as Estraven was in power.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The lawmakers said the measure was "not about censoring a service or banning a social network; it is about no longer brandishing a threat that nobody believes in".

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Which brings us back to Carlson, who understands that major publishers aren’t a censoring force to be circumvented, which is why he has partnered with Skyhorse rather than trying to build something entirely from scratch.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2026

Google famously exited the Chinese internet search market in 2010 after deciding it wasn’t comfortable censoring results to abide by the government’s censorship rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

It has described how journalists are now censoring themselves and are fearful about what might happen to them.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

“Have you ever seen any of these ?” Major Major looked with a blank expression at copies of personal correspondence from the hospital on which the censoring officer had written “Washington Irving” or “Irving Washington.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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