strangle

“Whoever thought they could strangle the U.A.E.’s economy was ignorant of its very nature,” said Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed bin Butti Al Hamed, head of the Dubai media office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The so-called strangle strategy entails buying a put option and call option that are below and above the market, respectively, and that share the same expiration date.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

Stagflation doesn’t have to strangle your stock portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

The goal "is not to dominate China; nor is it to strangle or humiliate them", the document says.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

They attached the line with which they had been snubbing the boat to Buck’s neck and shoulders, being careful that it should neither strangle him nor impede his swimming, and launched him into the stream.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

The weak currency has in recent months inflated resource-poor Japan's import costs, especially for oil as the Iran war strangles supplies from the Middle East.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

You are more relaxed than you have ever been, and you have forgotten the way nearly every news story of the last decade grabs hold of your heart and squeezes, twists, strangles.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

But one can buy out-of-the-money strangles — equidistant put and call strikes from the at-the-money strike — for less.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

But the authors of this plan had decided to take a stand against the sort of real estate speculation that strangles supply and drives up housing prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

They’re the ones who survived the arena and slipped the noose of poverty that strangles the rest of us.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Campbell, the Florida nurse who was strangled, voted with fellow nurses last year to unionize over issues including safety and what they say is patient overcrowding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Growth was limited, however, as production in OPEC’s de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, was constrained by threats to its key export routes, while a U.S. naval blockade strangled Iranian shipments from the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Sir James said: "Londoners need homes they can afford to buy or rent. Entrepreneurs need to be able to start and grow businesses without being strangled by cost and regulation."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

But they're still strangled by international sanctions linked to terrorism and human rights.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

It was the same horribly familiar starry black that had nearly strangled Aru.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

In parts of Africa, Central America, and India, drought is already strangling crop yields and threatening famine.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The high-profile US murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a woman who says she suffered from postpartum psychosis before strangling her three young children, has sparked a debate in the United States over maternal mental health.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

And for some, such as the Strait of Hormuz, no maritime detours exist, effectively strangling supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

I imitate Aykroyd strangling himself with a phone cord and choking on a foam ball to this very day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

Vines strangling their kin in the wrestle for sunlight.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver