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suppress

[suh-pres] / səˈprɛs /


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Google has responded by trying to tweak YouTube’s recommendation algorithms to suppress such content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Whirlpool expects a full-year loss of $1.30 per share as high interest rates suppress home sales and inflation hurts consumer spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

In the kidneys, LPC70 appears to suppress signaling changes associated with hypertension.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

People do not become Olympic gold medalists because they suppress impulses all day long.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Now if only you could get a simulation to suppress that particular ability, we could be done with this.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

As this wave makes it way over the Pacific, it suppresses the cold water that usually comes up from the deep ocean, making the surface temperature higher.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Warming suppresses upwelling — which normally allows colder, deeper and nutrient-rich ocean water to rise closer to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

This suppresses appetite and keeps people feeling fuller for longer, helping them to lose weight.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

An aging population and chronic economic anemia raise questions about whether Tokyo ever will repay the debt, a worry that all else being equal suppresses demand for Japanese assets and thus the yen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The clerk suppresses a look of horror before reaching for the tray on the very bottom rack.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

"A listed Jio must answer to minority shareholders… which structurally reduces its incentive to keep pricing suppressed."

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

While he certainly has enemies among the religious and royals he has suppressed or imprisoned, he controls the kingdom’s military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

What stands out is that implied correlations have been suppressed since January 2023, around the same time SPY began to outperform RSP.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

While the ketogenic diet promoted tumor development in the small intestine, it suppressed tumor formation in the colon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

I suppressed my flash of annoyance at being looked over like a shop window dummy.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Even if the state is suppressing the commemorations, many carry visible reminders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

“It’s totally plausible that the hedging behavior associated with this activity is one of the factors that is suppressing intraday moves,” said Garrett DeSimone, head of quantitative research at OptionMetrics, during a conversation with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

We all know what it feels like, even children recognize the feeling of effort, the effort of suppressing impulses.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

That finding suggests that suppressing T cell activity could potentially slow or reduce the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, even when tau tangles remain present.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

I press my lips together, suppressing a laugh.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam


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