stranglehold
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Look at the stranglehold ridesharing apps have on hailing a cab.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
English language music is losing its stranglehold on the charts, according to new data from music streaming giant Spotify.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
Now somebody else besides himself had a real stranglehold on his future.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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