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But they don’t explore the forces across the political spectrum that have stifled any meaningful reforms, particularly to SNAP, the federal food-stamp program.

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However, poor governance has stifled development in Cameroon, which ranked 140 out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index.

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Sally Lambah, head of student support and wellbeing at Wrexham University, argues that social development skills of recent university cohorts were "stifled because they had to stay at home".

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The lawsuit said the firm's practices had stifled competitors, and led to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers.

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England stifled Serbia and the hosts failed to get any of their three shots on target, leaving Pickford without a save to make.

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