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censorship

[sen-ser-ship] / ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp /


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Muratov pointed out that the constitution still on the books "prohibits censorship, yet all free, independent media in our country have been destroyed".

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Taught by L.A.-based artist and poet Kate Ingold, the workshops center on samizdat, a practice in which Soviet dissidents hand-typed literature, criticism and poetry to bypass state censorship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sources could be accused of violating censorship laws—or, worse, committing treason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But they are also bound by the country's strict censorship laws.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

During the years that I stayed in the Norfolk Prison Colony, never did any official directly say anything to me about those letters, although, of course, they all passed through the prison censorship.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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