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Recent Examples of inhibitor
By that time, she had been given a dose of an immune checkpoint inhibitor, an immunotherapy drug designed to make her immune cells more effective in fighting cancer.
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Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Those are often sprayed with a sprout inhibitor that will also keep them from growing.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
And chlorpropham, a sprout inhibitor detected in 90% of potato samples, is already banned in the European Union over health concerns.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Then, in 2019, results of a trial of an SGLT2 inhibitor drug called canagliflozin were presented at a conference.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
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Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Those are often sprayed with a sprout inhibitor that will also keep them from growing.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
And chlorpropham, a sprout inhibitor detected in 90% of potato samples, is already banned in the European Union over health concerns.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Then, in 2019, results of a trial of an SGLT2 inhibitor drug called canagliflozin were presented at a conference.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhibitor
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The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to police, necropsy results for both of the dead dogs revealed a cylindrical obstruction, resembling a corn cob, as well as a black substance consistent with bedding material.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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The system continuously maps nearby activity, such as detecting pedestrians, vehicles, and unexpected obstacles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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And that really is a huge obstacle for the Chinese now.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the world facing profound suffering and division, moral voices calling for peace, restraint and sanctity of human life deserve to be protected and amplified, not condemned.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Initially, the couple was arrested on charges of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree unlawful restraint, intentional cruelty to persons, risk of injury to a minor and conspiracy to commit risk of injury to a minor.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some airlines and independent lounges sell day passes, but availability is often limited due to capacity constraints.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Law said the bill is lacking an education and outreach provision due largely to budget constraints.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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That being the case, it’s already devolved into a circus just days into the case, with the erratic Musk emerging as a key liability in his own proceedings.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hospitals that neglect to provide certain standards of care, such as protein shakes to treat malnutrition or an unhealthy weight loss, could open themselves up to possible legal liability.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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There was, of course, one gleaming exception to the cultural stranglehold that Sinners versus One Battle After Another held last winter.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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His law could lead to the kind of sweeping rules that helped break the stranglehold of Big Tobacco in the 1990s, which followed a combination of litigation, regulation and public opinion.—
Parmy Olson,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhibitor. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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