clamps

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In Europe, Slovakia’s government on Wednesday allowed service stations to limit diesel sales, and set higher prices for cars with foreign plates as it clamps down on fuel tourism and hoarding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

And then there's old-style physical devices - steering wheel locks or even wheel clamps.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

How the Chargers can win: Put the clamps on Philadelphia’s running game, as other teams have done, and make the Eagles more one-dimensional.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Lai, who turns 78 next Monday, has been behind bars since late 2020 as China clamps down on the financial hub to which it promised a separate system when Britain handed it over in 1997.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

She narrows her eyes at me, opens her mouth to speak, and then clamps it shut.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed