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repel

[ri-pel] / rɪˈpɛl /




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Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

U.S. special forces have been training Mexican military teams to repel attacks at stadiums.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

This causes them to repel each other and prevents them from being captured easily during filtration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

No longer could the Politburo rely on centuries-old doctrine of strategic withdrawal from the periphery to the interior, seeking better ground from which to repel an invader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But not all communication in the insect world is by scents that lure or repel.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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