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 last real moment before an algorithmic clampdown that an artist could use the internet to blow their personality to kaiju levels and set it loose on the general public.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 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

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