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suppress

[suh-pres] / səˈprɛs /


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Photos displayed by Silverman in court Wednesday morning showed investigators recovered 11 air fresheners from inside the car, indicating someone was trying to suppress the strong odor coming from Hernandez’s badly decomposed remains.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

WGA head Tom Fontana previously warned it would suppress wages and eliminate opportunities for up-and-coming writers.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Officials have forecast a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year, which runs from June 1 to November 30, because of the return of El Nino conditions that suppress hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

"When you upregulate SORLA, you can suppress the negative effects found in tauopathies," said Huijie Huang, PhD, a staff scientist in the Huang lab at Sanford Burnham Prebys and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

She needed the release, to stop trying to suppress the horror of it all.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Heat domes are large areas of high pressure, where sinking air suppresses development of precipitation and clouds, allowing heat to build up over days and weeks.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Rather than acting independently, the particles appear to coordinate their behavior in a way that suppresses current fluctuations.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Similar to its injection form, the tablets contain semaglutide that works by mimicking the actions of a natural hormone called GLP-1 that suppresses appetite and slows digestion to keep you feeling fuller and less hungry.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

While it can cause unpleasant side effects like skin rashes, chemotherapy isn’t a walk in the park and suppresses the immune system, making patients susceptible to secondary infections.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 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

Pyziur also noted that oil prices have been suppressed in part because China slashed its own imports of oil.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Private security guards suppressed one protest, further sparking a succession of demonstrations.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

It also suppressed several other biological pathways associated with the progression of tauopathy.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

The Writers Guild of America alleged in its complaint that the proposed merger is anticompetitive and would lead to fewer jobs and suppressed wages.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Then, without turning around, he answered with a kind of suppressed rage, “He’s always there.”

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

"The world to a lot of us is very loud, very noisy, very crowded, very bright, very smelly, and it's exhausting suppressing your response to all of this and carrying on."

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

That’s led to fears that the tax, in some ways, is making the affordability crisis worse by suppressing new supply.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

By suppressing PCSK9, the treatment helps cells absorb more cholesterol, reducing the amount circulating in the blood and limiting buildup in the arteries.

From Science Daily May 1, 2026

They contended that through mental exercises, people could alter the shapes of their own brains, cultivating desirable qualities and suppressing undesirable ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Izzi and I exchange another glance, and as preposterous as it is, I find I’m suppressing my laughter.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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