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[klamp] / klæmp /




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By the time regulators clamp down on a specific flavor of risky investing, the money has already moved elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Elfers also said it was very common for a boat engine, which does not have a closed cooling system like a car, to have a hose that pops or a hose clamp that fails.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

For this study, the Yale team successfully used a dual patch clamp technique on fully intact mouse retinas.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 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

The basket, the water bottle, the clamp for my phone, the headlamp and bell.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

They put the clamps on during the second half, when they held the Lakers to 37 points.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

And then there's old-style physical devices - steering wheel locks or even wheel clamps.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

As the government clamps down on overseas workers, migrants spoke to AFP about working in the shadows.

From Barron's Dec. 19, 2025

Dekoda clamps to the side of a toilet bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

Molly’s heart clamps as if squeezed in a fist.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

It drives me absolutely bonkers that the industry hasn’t clamped down on it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

China, which supplies 10% of the world’s fertilizer exports, clamped down on its exports in February and tightened them further in April, contributing to the rising costs.

From Salon May 15, 2026

A DHS spokeswoman said Noem serves at the pleasure of the president and has successfully clamped down on inefficiencies to save billions of dollars, calling her efforts “a roaring success.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

It is not the first time the UK's ad regulator has clamped down on crypto adverts.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2026

Lines straightened, hands were clamped to sides, whispers ceased as those cold blue eyes swept across us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Now, private-credit firms are clamping down on the option, known as payment in kind, or PIK.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The procedure involves the cutting and then clamping or sealing of the vas deferens, a tube on each testicle that carries sperm to the urethra.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

While the law has given many areas until 2040 to address overpumping, some local agencies have started clamping down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Instead, the father expressed outrage at the hospital for not delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord.

From Salon May 7, 2026

I imagined my father’s face, his dark eyes shrinking, his mouth clamping into a frown as he turned to my mother.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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