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[klamp] / klæmp /




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So as we become ever more online in public, will we see increasing attempts to clamp down on loudcasting?

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

It took state insurance commissioners four years to clamp down on one kind of structured debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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

Now I can clamp a ball in my instep and turn so fast that no one will be able to keep up.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Dairy farmers had to rip open silage clamps stored up for the winter to feed the cattle as the grass failed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

The Chargers’ defense did an impressive job of putting the clamps on New England’s offense — some nifty runs by Maye notwithstanding — but the offense couldn’t turn those efforts into points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 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 takes the keys to the clamps on Captain Smith’s ankles.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

It drives me absolutely bonkers that the industry hasn’t clamped down on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The Chinese government last year clamped down on what it saw as excessive competition in the EV industry, fearful that a vicious price war was hurting suppliers and contributing to the deflationary mood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Some of them work by gently blowing air across the fabric, making it flutter and lift, so that it can then be sucked towards a gripper and clamped into place, for example.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

China, which supplies 10% of the world’s fertilizer exports, clamped down on its exports in February and tightened them further in April, contributing to the rising costs.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

“You’re not going to be here that long. In fact”—he leaned back in his swivel chair and clamped his hands behind his head—“I don’t even want to know why you’re here.”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

But clamping down risks damaging the dollar’s dominance, as countries look for alternatives such as China’s yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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

Cokayne's brave turnover, clamping down in the shadow of her own posts, repelled that attack.

From BBC ● May 17, 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

He stumbled back, clamping his hand to his rib cage.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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