clamp down
Example Sentences
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U.S. export controls have pushed Chinese companies to seek Nvidia chips through backdoor routes, as Taiwan tries to find ways to clamp down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
As China, India and other countries move to clamp down on these drugs, some argue that restricting access further could create different dangers.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
So as we become ever more online in public, will we see increasing attempts to clamp down on loudcasting?
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He has previously spoken out against measures to clamp down on illegal migration, and called the US administration's treatment of immigrants "inhuman".
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
I watched Linda clamp down the cap with the palm of her hand, holding it there, smiling over in Nick’s direction as if none of it really mattered.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
