stifle
Example Sentences
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Many legal and media experts have said a stricter application of the rule would be hard to enforce and could stifle free speech.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Rosenior's switch to a three-man central defence allowed Chelsea to stifle Arsenal in a scrappy first half.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Lin posited that Silicon Valley’s resource abundance could stifle development in more efficient architecture.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
At the beginning of last year, many analysts expected new U.S. tariffs to stifle China’s exports and depress growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
But I simply had to stifle it by imagining what I’d be thinking in twenty years when it would all come down to the same thing anyway.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
Vocabulary lists containing stifle
The Diary of Anne Frank
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