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

Savill says "they could go after the centres of military power, including Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and maybe the militias that are suppressing the protesters".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

“Higher manufacturing costs led to higher prices, which in turn are suppressing demand as consumers become increasingly more price sensitive,” Chief Executive Robert Ford said on a call with analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

But the fact is, they are suppressing feeling.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

Then some pedagogue will stand up and declare that we are suppressing information.

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver