as in to edit
to remove objectionable parts from
the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating
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Despondent and angry, the Master begins to pen another story, a satirical novel in which a devil-like character (Diehl) exacts revenge upon those who censored his artistic freedom.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Apple already censors the app store to comply with China’s policies.
—Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
The broadcast stations also are prohibited from rejecting or censoring ads from legally qualified candidates.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Republican government managers and 48% of Democrats believe the federal government should be allowed to censor speech that is posted on social media platforms.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Apple already censors the app store to comply with China’s policies.
—Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
The broadcast stations also are prohibited from rejecting or censoring ads from legally qualified candidates.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Republican government managers and 48% of Democrats believe the federal government should be allowed to censor speech that is posted on social media platforms.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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The interview has been edited for length and clarity.Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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There may be other ways to cut costs rather than shorten the guest list, particularly if your fiance feels his family members might feel slighted if they aren’t invited.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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That lead shortened against President Joe Biden in 2020, when Trump won by 1.3 percent.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Failing to choose the correct privacy settings, and possibly update Google Maps in the process, will mean that all saved visit and route data will be deleted.Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In one case, authorities allege, Alcala texted himself a video and deleted evidence of the text.Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Congress and the president must counter the forces that seek to diminish, exploit or bowdlerize our understanding of this terrible and confounding un-American event.James Reston Jr., Star Tribune, 29 Mar. 2021
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The mobs of students — and their enabling professors and administrators — renaming buildings and bowdlerizing the language are still products of Western civilization.Jonah Goldberg, Alaska Dispatch News, 28 Aug. 2017
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Mr. Jang’s name has been expurgated from all official records in the North.CHOE SANG-HUN, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2016
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The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews.J. HOBERMAN, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2016
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Residents living in the area of I-55 and Loughborough have been specially requested to review their home security cameras, which may have captured the shooting.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Out of more than 11,800 people who have reviewed the bag on Amazon, more than 9,100 have given it five stars.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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The United Nations approximates that up to $2 trillion is money laundered annually, representing 2% to 5% of the global GDP.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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Gensler also repeated his contention that crypto has no purpose other than laundering money and scamming people.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censor. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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