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[klamp] / klæmp /




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Taiwan, which manufactures advanced computing components, is under pressure to find ways to clamp down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

At the time, Starmer argued that mandatory digital ID for workers would make it easier to clamp down on immigrants working illegally and modernise the state.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Elfers also said it was very common for a boat engine, which does not have a closed cooling system like a car, to have a hose that pops or a hose clamp that fails.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

For this study, the Yale team successfully used a dual patch clamp technique on fully intact mouse retinas.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

They have Elvis Presley zucchini molds now: you clamp them around your zucchini while it’s young, and as it grows it’s deformed into the shape of Elvis Presley’s head.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

If your vehicle doesn’t come with a set, I recommend finding a cable with a thick gauge, good insulation, durable clamps, and a good length.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

In the following months he bought accessories such as awning screw-in pegs for £15.98 and wheel clamps and keys for £119.98.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

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

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

He leans over the car battery on a fold-up table, adjusting clamps and cables and connections to six phones.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Meanwhile, Paris recently clamped down on safety requirements for e-scooter users, having banned rental e-scooters outright in 2023.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Sister Carren Herring asked as the Haitian man walked toward the field office, where he would reemerge from hours later with a GPS tracker clamped around an ankle.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

He took cues on how both clamped down better than anyone else in the red zone, where they each allowed opponents to convert touchdowns just 37% of the time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

While Seattle moved the ball with some success, the Patriots clamped down and kept them out of the end zone.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

The otter clamped a damp paw about her shoulders.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Togo has faced criticism for clamping down on free speech, with several foreign journalists detained in recent years.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

At one booth, visitors pointed their phones at a humanoid wearing an apron as it gingerly reached for a toy chicken drumstick before clamping down and lifting the fake meat into a bucket.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Then I found the stage and I found my voice and instead of clamping it down, I could let it out, whatever it was, wherever it came from.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Instead, the father expressed outrage at the hospital for not delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord.

From Salon May 7, 2026

I closed my eyes again and fought the nausea with all my strength, clamping my lips together.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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