clampdown

Example Sentences

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But worries about a looming trade clampdown in the U.S. helped prices start rolling higher, HSBC’s Steel said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

But he backed away when the regime launched its deadly clampdown, continuing to work at a state TV building where he filmed Ramadan soap operas and a morning talk show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The arrest came shortly as Amnesty International warned of increased rights violations, including the abductions of senior opposition officials, and a clampdown on civic space.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

What’s unfolding before our eyes will eventually tell us if we are living at the beginning of another clampdown or a mere hiccup in a prolonged cabaret.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

The library raid was part of that clampdown, and to the NSA it seemed justified.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield