choking

Example Sentences

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Ultimately, the goal is growth that is less dependent on leverage combined with regulation that restrains excess without choking activity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Hazardous haze has also been choking people elsewhere in South East Asia, with the most number of hotspots flaring up across Malaysia and Indonesia in seven years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The wider impact of the choking of the Strait of Hormuz was highlighted by a warning from a top World Trade Organization official in an interview with AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

But the speed and severity of Iran’s response to the strikes—and the sudden choking off of global oil markets—caught some traders off guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Santoro’s Pizza Parlor was across the street, and when Mr. Santoro saw all these people coming out of the Laundromat sneezing and coughing and choking, he yelled, “What’s the matter? Is it a fire?”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson