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Especially after halftime, once USC’s defense finally clamped down on a Northwestern offense that gashed the Trojans early on the ground.

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Many jurisdictions, including towns in Washington state, in addition to Los Angeles and New York, are clamping down on such short-term rentals.

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Spotify is the only defendant named in the suit, which focuses on the company's alleged unwillingness to clamp down on fraud.

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As the federal government has clamped down on student visitors, industry groups have warned of international enrollment declines that threaten school budgets and American colleges’ standing in the world.

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As the United States now reckons with its own powerful right-wing religious movement in government, one eager to clamp down on cultural dissent, “Tehrangeles Vice” has lessons for musicians in the wake of a backlash.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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