clamp
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Winstanley said there needed to be "more police on the streets", and that their powers needed to be increased so they could effectively "clamp down".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
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
They note that capital outflows are higher after eight Chinese government agencies recently announced plans to clamp down on unauthorized offshore investment services.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Examples of practices it would clamp down on included sites using any technique which inserted "manipulative" pages into a user's browser history that stopped them from returning to the previous page.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
I clamp my mouth shut, but too late; the words are already out.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing clamp
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