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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions When Andrés Manuel López Obrador takes office as Mexico’s president in December, his biggest challenge will be to stanch the escalating problem of criminal violence.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
An $11 billion merger in 2005 with another fading retail brand, Sears, led by hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert failed to stanch the bleeding.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
Protesters have since unleashed a flood of criticism of the king that was unthinkable just months earlier and that authorities have been unable to stanch.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions When Andrés Manuel López Obrador takes office as Mexico’s president in December, his biggest challenge will be to stanch the escalating problem of criminal violence.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
An $11 billion merger in 2005 with another fading retail brand, Sears, led by hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert failed to stanch the bleeding.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
Protesters have since unleashed a flood of criticism of the king that was unthinkable just months earlier and that authorities have been unable to stanch.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
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Tim starts out middle class, conservative, repressed in his sexuality, and his habit of drinking milk represents those values, Nyswaner says.Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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The sanctions, primarily levied by Western countries,aimed to curb the Syrian regime’s ability to fund its military operations and repress dissent, and force it to the negotiating table.Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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Facebook played a major role in the 2020 election and came under fire from Trump and Republicans for allegedly suppressing conservative voices.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
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Some Korean veterans of that war were also involved in suppressing uprisings such as the one in Gwangju.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, both Finland and Poland passed legislation that allows border officials to turn back asylum seekers at their land borders.Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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It's been a roller coaster for Rodgers, who has looked like a 41-year-old quarterback coming off a serious injury but has shown flashes of turning back the clock.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Bone-dry conditions in Southern California contrast with the northern parts of the state, where atmospheric rivers have squelched fire risks.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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In a bipartisan immigration package ultimately squelched when pro-Trump members refused to bring it to a vote in the House, Democrats largely agreed to measures that would have increased border security.Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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The service will be discontinued on Jan. 31, according to a notice posted to Amazon’s website.Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. said on Friday that their forthcoming sports streaming service — which was announced to great fanfare last year before being buffeted by legal challenges — would be discontinued.Kevin Draper, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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At Sony in 2001, he was suspended without pay for 30 days for falsifying film critic quotes to promote four of the studio’s movies.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Apple is suspending its new artificial intelligence feature summarizing alerts for news and entertainment apps after facing complaints from news outlets and press freedom groups about generating false and inaccurate information.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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This intergenerational transfer of wealth while providing essential support to parents and grandparents often impedes young adults’ ability to accumulate wealth.Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Congress has delegated much of its foreign economic authority to the White House, but the biggest speed bump impeding Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada may be a trade deal negotiated under Trump himself: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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