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stranglehold

[strang-guhl-hohld] / ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld /
NOUN
choke
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Look at the stranglehold ridesharing apps have on hailing a cab.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

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 • Mar. 3, 2026

And he wants access to Greenland’s critical minerals, to help break China’s global stranglehold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka has taken a stranglehold on women's tennis, ending 2025 by finishing world number one for the second straight year.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Still in the stranglehold of sleep, my mind struggled to make sense of it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo



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