repressing

Example Sentences

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People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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

They argue that they cannot engage a government that has been repressing them as they demand basic human rights.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

My entrance had undone his work of appeasing Laertes, and his face twitched with the effort of repressing his anger.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein