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repression

[ri-presh-uhn] / rɪˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
constraint
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"Putting so many resources solely into repression, with ever more police, doesn't work," Fournier told the BBC.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The reasons for John’s ferocious emotional repression are not fully explored, but they seem intrinsic to his grimly sustaining notion of island heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"I certainly think in my life I've experienced challenges that have come from repression."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Under pressure from Washington to ease repression, she has pushed through several major economic reforms, as well as an amnesty for political prisoners.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Even as convict leasing faded away, strategic forms of exploitation and repression emerged anew.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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