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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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David Loy, the legal director for the nonpartisan First Amendment Coalition, said the measure would censor the free speech of all citizens, not just those who defamed or threatened immigrant aid workers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

And we better hope they do, for the sake of so many other media enterprises Carr will undoubtedly pursue and hope to censor.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Yulia, who owns a catering company, explains how attempts to censor the internet have affected her business.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

"When a film is accessible to a hundred people on a platform with poor security, it can quickly be pirated and circulated everywhere," said Mustapha, the censor board secretary.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

For fear of his psychiatrist who was also their censor, they could never be sensual, or even emotional.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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