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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

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra increased Sunderland's stranglehold before the break with his first league goal since arriving from Strasbourg last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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

She had a hundred questions, but as usual, Kaz was keeping a stranglehold on the answers.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo



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