Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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“Who has been censored here? Name one journalist whom we have censored? There isn’t one.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The tech giant looks to have censored Chinese keywords based on how others did so, per Citizen Lab.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
Many have censored their own language, shunning words such as ‘climate’ or ‘global warming’ to avoid attention.
From Nature ● Jul. 11, 2018
Online platforms like Medium, Github, and Twitter also view it as harassment, and have censored posts which link to the Ice employees information and Miller’s phone number.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2018
In a statement to The Globe, Mr. Nixon said: “I realize that I should have censored myself more. To those students, I offer my profound apology.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
