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crackdown

noun as in restraint

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The crackdown on banks is part of a wider backlash against what conservatives believe is a broad bias against their beliefs in society and businesses.

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The crashes and other safety problems dented customers’ confidence, spurred turnover in Boeing’s senior management and prompted regulatory crackdowns.

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The unintended effect of the U.S. crackdown has therefore been to make Russia’s already discounted oil even cheaper for India.

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British, European and United Nations officials met privately with human-rights advocates in Nairobi in July to discuss the government crackdown.

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They could soon be unboxing fines rather than freebies -- Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown that has left them screaming OMG!

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