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crackdown
noun as in restraint
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Example Sentences
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.
The crashes and other safety problems dented customers’ confidence, spurred turnover in Boeing’s senior management and prompted regulatory crackdowns.
The unintended effect of the U.S. crackdown has therefore been to make Russia’s already discounted oil even cheaper for India.
British, European and United Nations officials met privately with human-rights advocates in Nairobi in July to discuss the government crackdown.
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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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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