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The phrase "stifled around" is grammatically correct and is commonly used in written English
It typically means to suppress or restrain something, often with a sense of discomfort or difficulty. An example sentence could be: "The tension in the room was palpable, stifling around us as we waited for the boss's decision."
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But I don't want my friends to feel stifled around me, so I imagine that I am someone who has these same choices, and try to consider them thoughtfully.
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Peter Forsberg had a goal and an assist, and Joe Sakic had a goal for Colorado, which got 18 saves from Roy and stifling defense around the crease.
The hosts batted first in stifling heat around 42 degrees on a batting pitch, and Lindwall delivered 41 eight-ball overs to take 7/92.
Basically, living in a world where we urge people to "be colorblind" works well if you're part of the ethnic majority and seen as the default but stifles conversation around how implicit racial bias affects our lives, from microagressions at the office to BME people opting for "white-sounding" names on CVs to increase their chances of getting hired.
Manuel stifled a small smile and looked around at his audience before answering.
"Afterwards, he said, 'Oh, I think I'd like to direct that.' I said, 'Well, that's a good idea.' " The part of Rita, a rural housewife whose aspirations are stifled by the men around her, wasn't written with Hallie Foote in mind, but after she read the part, casting her seemed inevitable, her sister said.
Part of me was ashamed but at that time, being around that many professionals really stifled me.
The Blue Devils are still around, using stifling defense this time to squash Creighton's upset hopes, headlining the nonsilly portion of the proceedings.
Being a mill city has had some negative consequences because it stifled creativity, it stifled entrepreneurship and we developed a culture around that mill that now bites us in the backside".
Murray Moss: "Stifled".
Yawns stifled.
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