as in suppresses
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
public protests against the dictatorial government were always promptly slapped down
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Nieusma notes that calendula grows low to the ground, forming a ground cover that shades the soil and suppresses weeds.
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Healthy soil retains more water, cycles more nutrients and suppresses more pests, all work that conventional operations purchase as fertilizer, irrigation and insecticide.
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Newsom has not said if the newer version of the bill quells this concern.
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One way Recover quells concerns is through proof-of-concept collections with supply chain partners.
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In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
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El Nino also subdues the hurricane season in the Atlantic because there is so much heat in the Pacific that outcompetes the Atlantic, Berardelli added.
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Typically, bees stop laying eggs during the winter, or at least slow down activity, which represses mite activity.
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The portrait of a woman who represses and conceals a rape struck a chord as the #MeToo movement took off and put Trobisch on the map.
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As for the other Bridgertons, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) is mourning the loss of her husband John (Victor Alli), Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is still avoiding men and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) puts down her Lady Whistledown pen for good.
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Let’s say the buyer puts down 25% or $213,750, giving him/her a mortgage balance of $641,250.
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