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Stifle

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Stifle meaning

To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate. | To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling. | To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.

Example sentences (20)

Adding to this is concern that uncertainty over the judicial overhaul will stifle foreign investment and hamper local economic activity.

And our goal is not to stifle innovation.

Apple is one of six companies targeted by European regulators under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which claims Big Tech has several gatekeeping services that stifle competition and should be broken up.

Buhari said he wants to deliver to the nation a free and fair election and that to do that, he must stifle the inflow of money into circulation.

Chris Marquis says Xi Jinping is creating a culture of fear in China that will stifle innovation.

Despite disagreement about how to best protect minors while ensuring people are not subject to provisions that would stifle their online privacy, there is still concern about the breadth of abuse material online.

During a game, substitutions are supposed to stifle the opponent but they helped Spurs instead.

During fiery testimony before the Senate Elections Committee, Ventura blasted the major parties and accused them of trying to stifle other viewpoints.

Holmes is keeping his legs in play to stifle the offense of Ribeiro, but Ribeiro lands a few hammer fists then stands over Holmes and unloads punches until the ref steps in.

However, when the party in power uses suspension to stifle dissent, evade collective responsibility, and silence opposition, it amounts to a political process failure in a parliamentary democracy.

It will also stifle access to money used as ransom by terrorists and kidnappers.

Merck claims that the provision, included in the Inflation Reduction Act, is unconstitutional and threatens to stifle the industry’s future investments in cancer treatments and other drugs.

One is that crypto represents “financial innovation” that we stifle at our peril.

P. But the relaxation of state aid could stifle the single market.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a test this month when his coalition of nationalist and religious parties seeks approval for a spending package which the government’s own budget unit says will stifle growth.

Resident criticized the moratorium as a drastic move that could stifle economic development in the area for decades to come.

Shares of Activision Blizzard tumbled more than 11% after British regulators blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy videogame maker over worries that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market.

The proposed legislation has drawn criticism from lawmakers and consumer groups for not fully addressing risks from AI systems, but the companies involved have warned that stricter rules could stifle innovation.

There's a petition at Change.org to support Waters, for those concerned by this latest outrageous attempts to stifle free speech and artistic freedom.

The stock market has remained more resilient, helped by hopes the Fed could thread the needle and raise rates just enough to stifle inflation without causing a severe downturn.