stranglehold
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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
"The way they play and how good they are technically, they took a stranglehold of the ball," Howe said.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
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 • Feb. 27, 2026
It also seeks to challenge Beijing's stranglehold on critical materials which threatens key EU industries.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
After four punishing wartime winters, the stranglehold of the Allied blockade was causing increasing hardship in Germany and growing demands for peace.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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