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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
suppress .
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Examples
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IV. i.35 (385,8) [that my heart means no ill] [W: tho '] _That my heart means no ill_, is the same with _to whom my heart means no ill_; the common phrase suppresses the particle, as _I mean him_ [not _to_ him] _no harm_.
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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The level of nuclear CLK, transcriptional activator of many core clock genes, is also reduced in shits1 flies, and Clk overexpression suppresses the period-altering effects of We propose that membrane protein turnover through endocytic regulation of PKA pathways modulates the core clock by altering CLK levels and / or activity.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Valerie L. Kilman et al. 2009
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The level of nuclear CLK, transcriptional activator of many core clock genes, is also reduced in shits1 flies, and Clk overexpression suppresses the period-altering effects of shits1.
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So...the wingnuts yell when the other side of the aisle "suppresses" them, but it is O.K. for them to suppress?
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2009
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So...the wingnuts yell when the other side of the aisle "suppresses" them, but it is O.K. for them to suppress?
Archive 2009-03-01 Fred Kiesche 2009
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Korea Times, Club Cupertino routinely "suppresses" flash memory prices by over-ordering mass amounts of chips from various semiconductor manufacturers.
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It only temporarily "suppresses" constrains which are in conflict with the new position.
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Korea Times, Club Cupertino routinely "suppresses" flash memory prices by over-ordering mass amounts of chips from various semiconductor manufacturers.
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The essence of the passage lies in the observable or obvious nature of creation, the truth about which humanity rejects or deliberately "suppresses".
Anglican Mainstream 2008
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Despite China's increasing productivity, the Chinese government suppresses domestic consumption so that it can have ultra-low wages and cheap capital to build its economic machine and bribe American industry to collaborate with its mercantilism.
Robert Kuttner: American Policy Made in China Robert Kuttner 2011
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