crackdown
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Desai said, as seeming moments of recovery in the past year or so were squashed by the L.A. wildfires, then last summer’s immigration crackdown and associated civil unrest.
From Los Angeles Times
The Facebook parent company faces new regulatory risks that are sparking fears of a Big Tobacco-style crackdown.
Karki, who had ordered an investigation into the crackdown on protesters, said in her statement Thursday that a report with the findings would be released.
From Barron's
His tenure as mayor was marked by efforts to clean up the city, preserve indigenous heritage, and a crackdown on corruption.
From BBC
Some speculate that the rulings could open the door to an intense regulatory crackdown on social-media companies, similar to the historic tobacco settlements of the 1990s.
From MarketWatch
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