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strangulation

[strang-gyoo-lay-shuhn] / ˌstraŋ gjʊˈleɪ ʃən /




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One of those actions is guidelines created for medical professionals as there were none for strangulation in the UK.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Specialists with the Department of Fish and Wildlife speculate that he may have lost his toes due to umbilical cord strangulation.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

With US sanctions removed, he believes the "economic strangulation" of the sector will end and that Venezuela will be able to attract foreign money.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2026

Today, the counterculture mix among the exhibition’s artists is mainstream — and certainly under threat of strangulation again.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2023

The startled sparrow shot downwards and stopped with a jerk, only thick neck feathers saving her from strangulation.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Accidental suffocations and strangulations aren't necessarily happening more often, some experts say; rather, fatality review teams have become better at identifying causes of death.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2023

“It’s not complicated. It might be hard, but it’s not complicated. That’s just math. It’s the same reason these days we have fewer strangulations with a landline.”

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2023

Sir Thomas Browne said that in his day the Elder had become a famous medicine for quinsies, sore throats, and strangulations.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

Strangulations.—We are now in a position to understand the so-called strangulations which result when woody climbers, telegraph wires, etc.,

From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward




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