stranglehold
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India, Japan and France are also working hard to unlock China's stranglehold on the industry.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
A part-by-part breakdown of a typical first-person-view drone shows the strength of China’s stranglehold.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Look at the stranglehold ridesharing apps have on hailing a cab.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 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
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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