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inhibition

[in-i-bish-uhn, in-hi-] / ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ- /


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The study, "Neuromuscular junction failure in sarcopenia is linked to NaV1.4 loss and reversed by ClC-1 inhibition," was published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Without inhibition, Ferrier believed that we’d all be slaves to our basest impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Unlike gene re-expression strategies, SLC6A20 inhibition works by modulating endogenous signaling pathways and may offer a more practical therapeutic route," said Director Eunjoon Kim.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

It added that more people treated with ziltivekimab had serious infections, but that was consistent with aiming for IL-6 inhibition.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

He had disguised the event as a football rally, strictly for students, without the inhibition of the teachers being present.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Then there’s shame and disgust, the inhibitions that nature uses to turn humans into social beings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Launched in 1988, Whale's live, often chaotic programme was like a daytime TV format gone rogue: one which had lost its inhibitions and any qualms about upholding the usual standards of taste and decency.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

He told The Times that his career in the editorial world encouraged him to move past certain creative inhibitions, which would later serve him in filmmaking, specifically for “Bonnie and Clyde.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025

But she comes by that rejection of inhibitions honestly.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2024

This time, I let go of the inhibitions, the safeguards I’ve taught myself to always hold up.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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