stranglehold
Example Sentences
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But of course, as a 40-something woman, I was already well aware of the stranglehold such topics have on my peer group.
The Sri Lanka win was the third occasion England were unable to break from a stranglehold.
From BBC
Taylor Swift and Drake were the clear winners on Spotify - except in Newcastle, where Fender broke their stranglehold.
From BBC
The Justice Minister, Naomi Long, has described protection money forced on businesses as a "stranglehold' on the community".
From BBC
China gained a stranglehold over the gallium market when it expanded its aluminum capacity at breakneck speed and included gallium production as part of alumina refining.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
