repressive
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Repressive control, typified by the trp operon, uses proteins bound to the operator sequence to physically prevent the binding of RNA polymerase and the activation of transcription.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
"Repressive laws are still in force that are arbitrarily applied frequently against opponents, activists and independent journalists, such as home confinement and the prohibition of leaving the country," she wrote.
From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2021
Repressive forms of education no longer exist on the margins of society, nor are they present in only public and higher education.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2021
Y ‘yada yada’ Repressive English speakers, though they vaunt brevity and clarity, do not love brief, clear uses that they haven’t made their own.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2016
Repressive societies always seemed to understand the danger of “wrong” ideas.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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