stifle
Example Sentences
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Instead of erecting burdensome bureaucratic roadblocks that would stifle progress, we should encourage responsible innovation that serves human dignity and the common good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
But critics say that these rules stifle freedom of expression and civil activism.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
They could also stifle key parts of the U.S. economy such as housing that are already struggling under the weight of high borrowing costs.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
The United States has opposed what Vice President JD Vance called "excessive regulation", warning it could stifle innovation in the key sector.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
I stifle it in the folds of the hanging cloak, clench my eyes, from which tears are squeezing.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing stifle
The Diary of Anne Frank
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