crackdown
Example Sentences
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The administration’s crackdown has transformed the perennially sleepy military zone of the Caribbean and eastern Pacific into a hub of activity.
The opposition believes hundreds of people died in the crackdown.
From BBC
Top Israeli officials, including the Prime Minister, pledged a crackdown after an arson at a West Bank mosque last week.
Fan was one of China's highest paid actresses and starred in the X-Men and Iron Man franchises before she was targeted in a crackdown on tax evasion in 2018.
From Barron's
As the US continues its crackdown on illegal immigration, it has made unprecedented changes to its policy towards Iranian asylum seekers.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
