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suppression

noun as in abolition

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Firefighters continued suppression efforts during the day on Jan. 1, wetting down areas within the fire perimeter.

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The bill drew strong opposition from teacher unions, faculty groups, Muslim organizations and liberal groups who worried about the suppression of discussion about current events in the Middle East.

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The US prosecutors say Mas'ud's version of events does not stand up to scrutiny, and the "extreme remedy" of suppression should not be used.

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But fire and ecology experts say more than a century of fire suppression have made that unrealistic.

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But it has faced a backlash from US tech giants, with Musk saying last month that its real purpose was "suppression of the people" and that Ofcom had taken a "heavy-handed approach" to enforcement.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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