stranglehold
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Look at the stranglehold ridesharing apps have on hailing a cab.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 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
Still in the stranglehold of sleep, my mind struggled to make sense of it.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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