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clamp

[klamp] / klæmp /




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U.S. export controls have pushed Chinese companies to seek Nvidia chips through backdoor routes, as Taiwan tries to find ways to clamp down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 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

He has previously spoken out against measures to clamp down on illegal migration, and called the US administration's treatment of immigrants "inhuman".

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Now it fell out, opening the clamp and letting the mast topple forward.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

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

Not for the Chargers, whose defense put the clamps on the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 25-10 victory before a sea of black-and-gold-clad fans and a national TV audience.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

They weren’t brothers and never would be until they lost the clamps in their brains.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

The Uzbek referee should have clamped down earlier, shown his authority and given the impression that the rough tactics would not be tolerated.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

It drives me absolutely bonkers that the industry hasn’t clamped down on it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

China, which supplies 10% of the world’s fertilizer exports, clamped down on its exports in February and tightened them further in April, contributing to the rising costs.

From Salon May 15, 2026

Photographic processes of the day called for lengthy camera exposures, which required that sitters be clamped into metal immobilizers to hold their heads steady.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

A hiss, a crash, and I gallop off with the plate clamped against my chest with both hands.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

But clamping down risks damaging the dollar’s dominance, as countries look for alternatives such as China’s yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

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

While the law has given many areas until 2040 to address overpumping, some local agencies have started clamping down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

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

From BBC May 17, 2026

I imagined my father’s face, his dark eyes shrinking, his mouth clamping into a frown as he turned to my mother.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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