crackdown
Example Sentences
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At the time, Beijing was in the midst of a fierce crackdown on military corruption.
An aggressive FDA crackdown may finally rein in mass GLP-1 compounding, but history suggests this is only a bridge to a different kind of disruption.
On Jan. 30, thousands of students across Southern California walked out of class to join a national day of protests over immigration crackdowns.
From Los Angeles Times
Liu, the daughter of a political activist who fled China after a deadly crackdown, is competing under the US flag.
From BBC
She has aimed to burnish her personal stardom at every turn, staging aggressive crackdowns and sidelining officials who suggested a more cautious approach.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
