strangle

Example Sentences

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The strangle costs about $13.15, but of course, the actual cost of the trade is multiplied by 100, which each options contract represents.

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

The immediate reason for the latest round of protests in Iran was a series of currency devaluations, a sign of Iran’s deepening economic crisis as oil prices decline and Western sanctions strangle business activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

My heart tried to strangle me and I jumped away from him.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia