stranglehold

Example Sentences

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And he wants access to Greenland’s critical minerals, to help break China’s global stranglehold.

From The Wall Street Journal

But many shoppers continued to perceive persistently high prices as a stranglehold on their finances.

From MarketWatch

Beijing’s stranglehold on rare-earth minerals sparked new efforts to produce the raw materials integral to cars and gadgets.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Jambos began the day six points clear at the top of the table as they aim to break a 40-year stranglehold of Scottish football by Celtic and Rangers.

From Barron's

Those channels had hung on to audiences largely thanks to their stranglehold on live events.

From MarketWatch