choke off

The strategy of "economic jihad" aims to choke off Bamako and the ruling military junta, which seized power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.

China’s new export restrictions will essentially choke off all supply to the U.S. when they are implemented next month.

The road wasn’t designed as a private community, and critics argue the gates would choke off key traffic arteries alongside a busy thoroughfare.

Nor does Russia have enough ice-strengthened tankers capable of moving Arctic oil and gas because Western export controls have choked off access to foreign-built ships, key components and technology.

When you’re restricting these flows of immigration, you are choking off the networks of trust and information that make the attraction of foreign investment possible.