stifle
Example Sentences
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It has thwarted explorers and stifled merchants’ ambitions.
Patent owners say injunctions help to protect their rights while opponents say such bans can inflate royalties and stifle competition.
From Reuters
Some app developers have said the multibillion-dollar business’s strict policies stifle competition and eat into their profits.
From New York Times
Szabo said a weakened Section 230 would present an impossible task for AI developers, threatening to expose them to a flood of litigation that could stifle innovation.
From Reuters
Chinese researchers stifled efforts to understand Covid by retracting studies and withholding data.
From New York Times
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