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A working group at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which is made up of top state insurance officials, said this summer it plans to clamp down on that practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

At the time, Starmer argued that mandatory digital ID for workers would make it easier to clamp down on immigrants working illegally and modernise the state.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Elfers also said it was very common for a boat engine, which does not have a closed cooling system like a car, to have a hose that pops or a hose clamp that fails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

For this study, the Yale team successfully used a dual patch clamp technique on fully intact mouse retinas.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Two narrow straps cut from cold-rolled sheet steel were lapped over the extended flange and used to clamp the fins solidly in place.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

If your vehicle doesn’t come with a set, I recommend finding a cable with a thick gauge, good insulation, durable clamps, and a good length.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

In Europe, Slovakia’s government on Wednesday allowed service stations to limit diesel sales, and set higher prices for cars with foreign plates as it clamps down on fuel tourism and hoarding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

And then there's old-style physical devices - steering wheel locks or even wheel clamps.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

As the government clamps down on overseas workers, migrants spoke to AFP about working in the shadows.

From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025

She stretches out her arms in exasperation and then clamps them over her head.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Sister Carren Herring asked as the Haitian man walked toward the field office, where he would reemerge from hours later with a GPS tracker clamped around an ankle.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

He took cues on how both clamped down better than anyone else in the red zone, where they each allowed opponents to convert touchdowns just 37% of the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Thai and British authorities have clamped down on postal deliveries, though.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

A DHS spokeswoman said Noem serves at the pleasure of the president and has successfully clamped down on inefficiencies to save billions of dollars, calling her efforts “a roaring success.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

“Good,” Eli said, wiggling his foot into one of his sneakers, the ball clamped under his arm.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

At one booth, visitors pointed their phones at a humanoid wearing an apron as it gingerly reached for a toy chicken drumstick before clamping down and lifting the fake meat into a bucket.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Cokayne's brave turnover, clamping down in the shadow of her own posts, repelled that attack.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Then I found the stage and I found my voice and instead of clamping it down, I could let it out, whatever it was, wherever it came from.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Research, however, shows that while delayed cord clamping can raise the baby’s hemoglobin levels, it does not have the same effect on vitamin K.

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

The Cobras stayed, and Maniac, clamping the struggling Mars Bar for dear life, lugged him down a gauntlet of seething eyes to the door and the street.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli