crackdown
Example Sentences
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Iranians reached by The Wall Street Journal, along with some foreign government officials and analysts, say the current round of protests is all but over after the crackdown.
The crackdowns left the regime hugely unpopular among Venezuelans, opinion polls showed.
Authorities have launched a harsh crackdown, putting in place tough punishments with more targeted laws on the way.
From BBC
It’s unclear exactly which form the crackdown will take.
From Los Angeles Times
Last year, the Navajo Nation president said his office had received reports of tribal citizens in Arizona and New Mexico getting caught up in the crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
