choke

Evidence shows that rising temperatures choke economic activity, and that climate inaction imperils growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Higher mortgage rates will likely continue to choke the housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I’ve got great reservations and deep doubts about the effect of the new plan to get rid of all parking and choke traffic down to one lane,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Algorithms and AI are used to choke off people’s access to information and make intra-human communication more difficult.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

He ran to the middle of the bridge—a natural choke point—and threw his bait of poisonous roots on the deck behind him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

It raises the cost of capital, delays investment and chokes off the very capacity needed to relieve bottlenecks.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

Doctors must administer high doses of Eisai/Biogen’s Leqembi and Lilly’s Kisunla, because only a fraction of 1% of the infused antibodies reach the amyloid plaque that chokes brain cells in Alzheimer’s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The flea-sized psyllid bites the leaves and transmits the disease, which slowly chokes out the tree’s vascular system from the inside, taking years to finally show itself.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

She beams as she talks about the partner who "brought her spark back", but chokes down tears as she explains that in a few days Barry may be gone.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

When truth is buried underground, it grows, it chokes, it gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

"Life is precious. Hundreds of people have died but I survived," the father of two told AFP, his voice choked with emotion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

This Emmy was a long time coming, and you could feel that when she choked up on stage accepting it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has relied on the Red Sea ever since Iran's Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Rescue teams are racing to clear out the tunnels, choked with hardened mud and rock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“They said it was because my older brother joined the military police,” Gunwoo choked out.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

A lawsuit that accused an Orange County Board of Education trustee of choking and attacking a neighbor during a road rage incident has been dismissed, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The school closures came as Malaysia's leader discussed the choking smoke with his Indonesian counterpart and called for an urgent regional meeting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Signs of sleep apnoea, a disorder that causes a person's breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep, include pauses in breathing, choking at night, waking frequently, and suffering from morning headaches.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

"When the number finally arrived, it was larger than the original commitment but still too small to satisfy a market already choking on duration."

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

"What would you do if you were choking on a peanut?" she asks.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris