suppressing

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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

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

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

All the emotions I’ve been suppressing erupt, and I’m sobbing so loudly my parents come and find me.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh