clamp
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But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The Trump Administration last week ordered states to review the qualifications of their Medicaid providers in an effort to clamp down on fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
"Most of the experiments were conducted using the patch clamp method," explains Christian Grimm, an expert in techniques that measure electrical activity in lysosomal membranes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
The prime minister added that he was "absolutely determined to clamp down on anybody who might think of ripping others off".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Devon luckily had very little of such weather—the icy clamp of winter, or the radiant New Hampshire summers, were more characteristic of it—but this day it blew wet, moody gusts all around me.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
Vocabulary lists containing clamp
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