repressing

Example Sentences

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“We’re not making records that are just going to go sit on the shelf — these are records we’re continually repressing all the time anyway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

These forces effectively run much of the economy and maintain internal order, repressing internal dissent and opposition.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

This strategy involves the central bank artificially repressing bond yields in the market.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

Beijing has been accused for years of repressing the Muslim Uyghur minority in the province, which borders Kazakhstan.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Around the time of the riddle lottery, Aureliano Segundo began waking up with a knot in his throat, as if he were repressing a desire to weep.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez