clampdown
Example Sentences
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But in recent weeks the clampdown has intensified.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
On the one hand, they cheered the clampdown on cheaper Asian imports but on the other were left wincing at the rising costs of their inputs.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
But worries about a looming trade clampdown in the U.S. helped prices start rolling higher, HSBC’s Steel said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026
But he backed away when the regime launched its deadly clampdown, continuing to work at a state TV building where he filmed Ramadan soap operas and a morning talk show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
The library raid was part of that clampdown, and to the NSA it seemed justified.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
