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stranglehold

[strang-guhl-hohld] / ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld /
NOUN
choke
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The Daily Wire launched a book publishing arm in 2021 with stated ambitions of breaking the stranglehold traditional houses had on conservative books.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

It also placed a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that serves as a critical shipping route through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments usually transits.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

China gained a stranglehold over the gallium market when it expanded its aluminum capacity at breakneck speed and included gallium production as part of alumina refining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

It also seeks to challenge Beijing's stranglehold on critical materials which threatens key EU industries.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

He laughed quietly, and gently unloosened my stranglehold on his neck.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer



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