clamp down on

Example Sentences

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The national-security regulations, which were expanded last year, feature broad provisions against subversion and foreign collusion that have been used to clamp down on popular expressions of dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will start selling in new places such as Amazon.com and clamp down on bulk resellers.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has threatened pulling federal funding if states and schools don’t follow his directives to combat antisemitism, clamp down on campus protests, end diversity, equity and inclusion programs and oppose expanded rights for transsexual students, among other issues in keeping with his agenda.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Bevan also said more needed to be done to clamp down on misuse of the bikes.

From BBC

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

From Barron's