crackdown

Example Sentences

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In Pulwama district, Abdul Rashid said his family had spent the past year in a makeshift shelter after their house was demolished days after the attack, part of a wider crackdown.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

However, its sudden popularity raised questions over data privacy and censorship, with the chatbot often refusing to answer questions on sensitive topics such as the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The acting director of the agency central to the Trump administration’s migration crackdown is set to leave the department in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The Attorney General's office and courts announced the start of the trial, part of iron-fisted President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang crackdown.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 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