Example Sentences

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"By removing them and repressing their return, we're threatening our own future survival," he said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

This strategy involves the central bank artificially repressing bond yields in the market.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

Beijing has been accused for years of repressing the Muslim Uyghur minority in the province, which borders Kazakhstan.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Around the time of the riddle lottery, Aureliano Segundo began waking up with a knot in his throat, as if he were repressing a desire to weep.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez