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stranglehold

[strang-guhl-hohld] / ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld /
NOUN
choke
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A record of overtaking the West in electric vehicles and batteries gives many in China confidence the country can eventually break the U.S. stranglehold on chip technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

For anyone who cares about video games as art and has bemoaned the ever-tightening corporate stranglehold over visual entertainment and its archives, Sony’s disc phaseout is an earth-shattering quake that’s not to be taken lightly.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Lewin insists that he approve even routine payments, creating a stranglehold on funding and information.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

The purpose of the Bradley coalition, Sonenshein said, was to “break open the stranglehold of a city establishment that was ... unresponsive to the diversity of the community.”

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

When the field caught him, Seabiscuit bounced away again, winning by three lengths under a stranglehold.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand



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