clampdown
Example Sentences
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The population is aging, and an immigration clampdown has reduced growth in the supply of workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The population is aging—the youngest of the baby boomer generation is eligible for Social Security retirement benefits this year—while the clampdown on immigration has reduced the supply of new workers into the labor force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
One other factor got less attention: the clampdown on the illegal flow of firearms.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Larissa Rodrigues from the Escolhas Institute said that due to a government clampdown, gold that previously "exited Brazil through the front door" was being smuggled out through countries like Guyana or Venezuela.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The library raid was part of that clampdown, and to the NSA it seemed justified.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
