inhibit

Example Sentences

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But he believes the tax system in the UK would have inhibited his growth and ability to take risks.

From BBC

"We're now exploring ways to inhibit these BIR factors, trying to find ones with the right activity and low toxicity," she adds.

From Science Daily

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

From Salon

One of the most important ways to do that is to loosen the anachronistic barriers that unduly inhibit bank innovation, especially when it comes to technological transformations like stablecoins.

From Barron's

Critics had argued this definition was too vague and could inhibit freedom of speech.

From BBC