stranglehold
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Look at the stranglehold ridesharing apps have on hailing a cab.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
But Iran also has a say given its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, she added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
It seems remarkable that, in an era of high-tech production lines, this town has been able to maintain a stranglehold on the lantern market, using production techniques from another era.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Aryna Sabalenka has taken a stranglehold on women's tennis, ending 2025 by finishing world number one for the second straight year.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
He laughed quietly, and gently unloosened my stranglehold on his neck.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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