suppression

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"We are at a critical early phase of establishing the GSF," said Jack Christofides, the special representative for the Gang Suppression Force, told the UN Security Council.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The newly formed Looter Suppression Team will provide more surveillance and a quicker response time to Altadena neigborhoods evacuated during the fire but potentially left unsecured by residents, the Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Suppression, through preferentially removing low- and moderate-severity fire, also raised average fire severity by an amount equivalent to a century of fuel accumulation or climate change.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

Metropolitan Police said officers from its Violent Crime Suppression Division and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Homeland Security Investigations arrested the teen.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

A few weeks later, the government introduced the notorious Suppression of Communism Act and the ANC called an emergency conference in Johannesburg.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela