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Higher mortgage rates will likely continue to choke the housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I’ve got great reservations and deep doubts about the effect of the new plan to get rid of all parking and choke traffic down to one lane,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The new king appeared to choke back tears as he noted that Saturday would have been their 58th wedding anniversary.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Algorithms and AI are used to choke off people’s access to information and make intra-human communication more difficult.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

If I succumbed to it, the hatred’s roots would choke me; its thorns would embed in my soul, until it truly became mine.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Swap out your air filter: A clogged filter chokes airflow, forcing your AC to guzzle more power to do the same job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Doctors must administer high doses of Eisai/Biogen’s Leqembi and Lilly’s Kisunla, because only a fraction of 1% of the infused antibodies reach the amyloid plaque that chokes brain cells in Alzheimer’s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

She beams as she talks about the partner who "brought her spark back", but chokes down tears as she explains that in a few days Barry may be gone.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Audiences who endured the Miramax era have been browbeaten to believe that the best picture Oscar should go to a period piece that chokes out a sob from audiences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Ford laughs so hard he almost chokes on his food, and Mom gets mad.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

When we bought the place, I envisioned our children running wild in the backyard under the climbing wisteria, but the wisteria is invasive, and it ate away at our fence and choked the rhododendrons.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

For several days this summer the Albanian city of Elbasan choked in a dense cloud of stinging smoke coming from the direction of its notorious steelworks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

During his speech Tuesday, Burnham visibly choked up when talking about his late father, who died earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Middle East tensions have choked the production and transportation of millions of barrels of oil, causing a surge in the price of car and jet fuels, which are made from oil.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

“You had to wait too long...I’m sorry about that...But if you could have seen Aunt Florentine...Even Daddy got choked up...”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Energy exports from the Gulf have plunged since US-Israeli strikes on Iran from February caused Tehran to respond by choking off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil and gas transit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

As Indonesia battles its worst wildfire season in a decade, a toxic haze is choking millions of residents in the region.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Even talking to you right now is really hard,” she said, choking up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"When the number finally arrived, it was larger than the original commitment but still too small to satisfy a market already choking on duration."

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Akhlys made a growling, choking noise, like a cat having a seizure.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan