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crackdown

noun as in restraint

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During the crackdown which was carried out between July and August, police identified IP addresses, digital infrastructure, domains and social media profiles linked to members of the scam syndicates.

From BBC

Liverpool have shut down 145,000 ticket accounts over the past two years as part of a crackdown against touting, BBC Sport can reveal.

From BBC

She has called for a new law to crackdown on speculation during missing person searches, and has the backing of her local MP Sarah Smith.

From BBC

The next crackdown could find other local affiliates less willing to resist the pressure to mute dissent.

From Salon

At least six of the 11 West Africans deported to Ghana as part of the US crackdown on immigration have been transferred to Togo, their lawyers have said.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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