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clamp

[klamp] / klæmp /




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The national-security regulations, which were expanded last year, feature broad provisions against subversion and foreign collusion that have been used to clamp down on popular expressions of dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Namely on defense, where USC once against started slow, only to clamp down late.

From Los Angeles Times

The Met Police says it is "clamping down" on courier fraud and an operation running since February 2025 has seen a 46% decrease in reported offences.

From BBC

It will start selling in new places such as Amazon.com and clamp down on bulk resellers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, the initial rollout of worldwide tariffs in April quickly clamped down on trade, causing the biggest one-month drop in goods imports on record.

From The Wall Street Journal