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After a fire, heavy metal particles can spread through ash and smoke over gardens and inhibit growth, said Olukayode Jegede, an agricultural toxicologist and assistant professor at UC Davis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

US forecasters have already predicted a "below normal" Atlantic hurricane season as stronger upper-level winds can inhibit storm development.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

There are also sky-high maintenance and staffing expenses, which may inhibit even the wealthiest buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Housing is an area of particular focus for Mr. Lindsey, since he rightfully notes that it is beset by bad regulations and high prices that inhibit family formation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

The remaining four proposed factors—war, centralized government, climate, and resource abundance—appear to act inconsistently: sometimes they stimulate technology, sometimes they inhibit it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Too much bracken inhibits the growth of the dog violet, the food source for the caterpillars.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The massive share of China’s CPU market that Intel and AMD have enjoyed for decades inhibits the development of Chinese alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Or the kite maker might have attached the string in a way that inhibits the kite’s ability to catch air pressure and rise.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

This binding inhibits gene transcription and the action of RNA polymerase or the binding of transcription factors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2025

I reject the break room for this purpose because the TV inhibits conversation, and for all I know that’s what it’s supposed to do.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Its drug remdesivir, which was used to treat Covid, also inhibited the Bundibugyo strain in one lab study.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Possibly the same fear of making value judgments that has inhibited Bonnie from imposing common-sense discipline in her classroom has robbed “For Want of a Horse” of a propulsive point of view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

The US State Department said last year that "official complicity, including at senior levels, inhibited effective law enforcement action against trafficking crimes" in Cambodia.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

"I know that I've benefited from the warnings put on books and on topics of discussion within the seminars but I've not felt inhibited from my degree."

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

It was a station-platform kiss—spontaneous enough to begin with, but rather inhibited in the follow-through, and with somewhat of a forehead-bumping aspect.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

The drug works by inhibiting RAS proteins that promote tumor growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

The drug works by inhibiting what’s called Factor XIa, which can lead to blood clotting.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

According to Dr. Merghoub, early experiments in animal models suggest that inhibiting both PD1 and CD47 creates T cells that are significantly better at destroying cancer cells.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025

But he showed age is not inhibiting him as he won a 41-shot rally to save a break point in the fourth set on his way to beating Zverev in three hours and 18 minutes.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025

And fear worse than hunger, fear like a paralysis, inhibiting movement, fear so strong it was something they could feel and taste.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry