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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

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

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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