as in to crack down (on)
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This felt like a Miami Heat season looking for a way to end, to be over, to be put out of its misery like a crippled racehorse humanely put down.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Prospective ticket buyers can pay in full, split the cost with friends, or put down as little as 10 percent of the price.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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During an hourlong Oval Office appearance, Trump appeared to slap down, contradict or complicate each of Netanyahu’s policy prerogatives.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The politics of the remote voting proposal shifted dramatically Thursday when Trump effectively sided with Luna and slapped down Johnson.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Shares dropped more than 13% last week after tariffs quashed animal spirits in the market.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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South Korean legislators, including those from Yoon’s own People Power Party, understood the gravity of the situation and moved quickly to quash his coup and oust him.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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His detention is an attempt to silence those who speak out against the atrocities in Gaza.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Court officers guided them to seats on benches, instructing them to silence their cell phones.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2025
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Financial privacy is essential in the context of the military being able to repress dissidents within Myanmar.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Artists are routinely repressed and jailed in Russia, Turkey, China, Brazil, Iran and Afghanistan.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Subdued volatility Unlike traditional assets, bitcoin’s pops and drops were relatively subdued this week, which some investors took as a mark of its maturity.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
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Up until last week, the president had been more subdued in his criticism of the central bank than in his first term.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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To tell the Blue Devils, basically, not to suppress their emotions.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The new, later Equal Pay Day marks a troubling reminder of how systemic barriers—ranging from occupational segregation to discrimination in hiring and promotion—continue to suppress the earning power of Black women.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Sit on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20on. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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