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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
In 2022, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to stanch a flood of lawsuits.
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ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sometimes difficult relationship with Mexican authorities has affected the ability to stanch the flow of drugs, according to US officials.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
If not $350 million, the Post-Gazette has continued to lose enormous sums of money, and when the Block family couldn't staunch the bleeding, nobody was stepping up to buy it.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sometimes difficult relationship with Mexican authorities has affected the ability to stanch the flow of drugs, according to US officials.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
If not $350 million, the Post-Gazette has continued to lose enormous sums of money, and when the Block family couldn't staunch the bleeding, nobody was stepping up to buy it.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
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The Trident and the Times/Herald made public records requests seeking any motions to repress the report.—
Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Trident and the Herald/Times made public records requests seeking any motions to repress the report.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The San Bernardino County Fire Department tested new technology on Monday designed to help suppress fires by using sound waves.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Acknowledge anxiety, sadness or grief with openness, instead of trying to suppress those feelings or fueling them with harsh self-criticism.—
J. David Creswell,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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The aircraft, carrying a flight instructor and student pilot, had climbed to roughly 1,700 feet before turning back toward the airport.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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An American journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad had tried to cross from Syria into Iraq three weeks earlier and was initially turned back, an Iraqi official said Wednesday.—
Qassim Abdul-Zahra,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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These structured habits—doing the same thing in the same place at the same time of day—were more likely to lead to long-term success than attempting to squelch counterproductive impulses in the moment.—
Francine Russo,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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This also squelches any storm activity, and heat domes can act like detour signs in the atmosphere, rerouting storms around them.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Side effects, mostly gastrointestinal issues, led between 5% and 10% of participants in the orforglipron study to discontinue treatment, compared with nearly 3% in the placebo group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Laura also requested respite care for nighttime tube feeds, but the warrant says a doctor told her those would be discontinued because her son was taking medication by mouth without issue.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Life has ground to a halt, with classes suspended at many schools, workers furloughed to save energy, and flights from some places canceled because Cuba doesn’t have enough jet fuel for long-haul flights.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Later in the day, a live video feed from a camera mounted on one of Orion's solar wings showed the moon dead ahead, a tiny gray marble suspended in blackness.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The indictment includes the conspiracy count, which carries a maximum sentence of six years in federal prison, as well as several other counts of forcibly impeding a federal officer, each punishable by up to one year in federal prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Castle has become nearly impossible to impede.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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