suppressing

Example Sentences

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Visa barriers and broader geopolitical concerns are suppressing international travel demand, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Maintaining the existing communication risks suppressing interest rates when inflation starts to rise and more volatile outcomes for financial markets if more aggressive corrective signaling is needed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

They are routinely and religiously suppressing those who are trying to make a better and more compelling case.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

By the time patients seek therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, many have spent years suppressing their worst memories and avoiding the places and situations they associate with the most difficult moments of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Oh, nothing,” he said, but he was suppressing a small smile in that way that makes you say: “What?”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson