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Over the past few days, worries that rising interest rates could choke off AI spending have sent investors into defensive stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

His tongue pushes to the back of his throat, ready to choke out the smell or push his lunch out into the angry world.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

That in turn chokes off Saudi oil exports to Asia.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

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

Then John caught Ma’s eye, their smiles faded, and he said, “I miss her till it chokes me.”

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

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

That is 10.5 million barrels a day above March’s monthly average, when the war initially choked exports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Life is precious. Hundreds of people have died but I survived," the father of two told AFP, his voice choked with emotion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Eddie Hearn choked up mid-sentence during the final news conference when it dawned on him this was the last time he would experience a Taylor fight week.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I saw roads choked with dilapidated cars, motorcycle rickshaws, and battered minibuses that served as public transportation.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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

Toxic smog is choking millions across Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, with authorities partly blaming the agricultural clearing method known as "slash and burn" for compounding the intense haze.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

A lawsuit that accused an Orange County Board of Education trustee of choking and attacking a neighbor during a road rage incident has been dismissed, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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

I know she’s not choking, because she’s making too much noise.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty