stranglehold

Example Sentences

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English language music is losing its stranglehold on the charts, according to new data from music streaming giant Spotify.

From BBC

"The way they play and how good they are technically, they took a stranglehold of the ball," Howe said.

From BBC

It seems remarkable that, in an era of high-tech production lines, this town has been able to maintain a stranglehold on the lantern market, using production techniques from another era.

From BBC

But of course, as a 40-something woman, I was already well aware of the stranglehold such topics have on my peer group.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Sri Lanka win was the third occasion England were unable to break from a stranglehold.

From BBC