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When the researchers tested their samples, every type of birch tar they produced was able to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium commonly associated with wound infections.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

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

DDT, methoxychlor, malathion, phenothiazine, and various dinitro compounds are among the numerous pesticides that have been found to inhibit one or more of the enzymes concerned in the cycle of oxidation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

El-Hasan added that air pollution “also inhibits lung development in children, which can lead to reduced lung capacity as adults. This is not reversible. Once it happens, it’s done.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

It is a reflex that inhibits critical and intellectually consistent thinking.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

Again, this is because it inhibits the liver enzyme that normally would “draw the teeth” of the poisonous insecticide.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“An alien mind,” to borrow Mr. Pachocki’s phrase, is capable of decision-making a lot less haphazard, inhibited and contradictory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Once those circuits were inhibited, older workers returned to caring for the queen instead of performing the duties expected at their age.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 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

Hall told the BBC: "The worry will be with loose language people will feel inhibited about talking about things which are genuinely important today."

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

The effect was only slightly inhibited by the fact that he had burned his eyebrows off again about two days ago.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Further experiments confirmed that removing the IRAK4 gene or inhibiting it with drugs produced the same beneficial effects seen with TMA.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

To determine whether inhibiting this structural reshaping could restore treatment response, the team tested two experimental OPA1 inhibitors.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2025

Experts on both sides of the debate worry that compensating patients would lead to profit-seekers inhibiting science by insisting on unrealistic financial agreements or demanding money for tissues used in noncommercial or nonprofit research.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot