suffocating
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For a club that was once synonymous with free-jazz soccer, Arteta’s rigid structure, suffocating defense, and focus on scoring from set pieces leaves plenty of outsiders cold.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
It’s nice to know that there are still corners of the internet bright enough to cast away the darkness that often feels suffocating.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
"It's suffocating," the 36-year-old coconut seller told AFP in Chiang Mai, a tourist destination among the areas affected by dangerous pollution levels this week.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
And on Sunday before 70,823 at Levi’s Stadium, the unit showed the world there is room for more than one hard-hitting, suffocating defense in Seahawks history.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
We rise up and up inside a suffocating dark tube.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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