crackdown

Example Sentences

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Abelardo de la Espriella, a rich lawyer who promised an iron-fisted crackdown on drug thugs, finished ahead of ruling movement’s leftist hopeful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The government’s crackdown on excessive competition and price wars in sectors such as photovoltaics and steel has also weighed on operating rates, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The company has faced outrage in South Korea for promoting a line of coffee cups with a campaign that evoked a deadly crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

His arrest coincided with a crackdown on government critics.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

When I ask Stu what happened to inspire the crackdown, he just mutters about “management decisions” and takes the opportunity to upbraid Gail and me for being too generous with the rolls.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich