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keep down

verb

to repress; hold in submission
to restrain or control
he had difficulty keeping his anger down
to cause not to increase or rise
prices were kept down for six months
intr not to show oneself to one's opponents; lie low
to cause (food) to stay in the stomach; not vomit

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She had found lesson planning "really daunting" - but sharing plans, and a rigorous behaviour policy run by senior leaders, have kept down her workload.

From BBC

Mexican law enforcement has undoubtedly kept down the numbers of migrants reaching the US’s door.

From BBC

A cat lives in the barn, to keep down the vermin.

From Literature

As Rickard explained on FoodPrint’s podcast, “the way that the Thai industry kept down its labor costs is they started to contract out work to places called ‘peeling sheds.’”

From Salon

Conlon is also known for his devotion to his “Recovered Voices” initiative, which is dedicated to the performance of neglected or overlooked music by composers who were kept down by the Third Reich.

From Los Angeles Times

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