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inhibited

[in-hib-i-tid] / ɪnˈhɪb ɪ tɪd /


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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

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

BBC Sport looks at the factors that inhibited one of England's most talented group of players.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Despite being shy and inhibited, he began “moonlighting” in the drama department, where, he later wrote, he found himself “fast losing my heart to drama.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

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




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