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crackdown

[krak-daun] / ˈkrækˌdaʊn /


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The government has pledged to deploy more police ahead of further protests planned for next weekend and promised a tougher crackdown on rioters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Before the city’s crackdown, he pulled in about $30,000 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Laura Watson, a caseworker for the ECP, said a "very intense and aggressive police crackdown" in north London had led to "quite aggressive arrests of women" in Enfield and Haringey.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Cairo has previously faced accusations of deadly strikes on gold prospectors as part of a crackdown on illicit activity along its southern border.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In the few minutes of privacy we’ve had, with me walking him back to town, I gather that the rumblings of an uprising in 12 have been subdued by Thread’s crackdown.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security crackdowns with improvised tactics designed to evade surveillance and keep demonstrations alive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

In a period defined by government crackdowns on free speech, technological data mining and increasing 1st Amendment lawsuit filings, workshop attendees may use samizdat as a means of subversion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Administration officials have been considering such restrictions for months, but many companies have warned that harsh crackdowns on Chinese model developers could end up hurting U.S. businesses that rely on them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Reasonable action to restrict and control migration today will, one hopes, avoid the excessive crackdowns, to say nothing of mob violence, that the world has seen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The police crackdowns mounted, and more and more migrants came to the church.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario


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