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With the Iran war continuing to strangle Middle East oil supplies, public transit agencies looking to add passengers might expect high gas prices to incentivize people to ride the rails more than ever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

To help overcome the not-insignificant expense of buying a strangle, we chose a short expiration that reduces the amount of time premium embedded in the options.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

In fact, the straddle or strangle buy here is worth looking at.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

The goal "is not to dominate China; nor is it to strangle or humiliate them", the document says.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Fear and panic threaten to strangle me; I knot them up and shove them away.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

In either case, the straddles or strangles are selling for prices that are attractive for a five-month time horizon on what has become a pretty volatile stock.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

He said that this would require regulation which fosters AI development "rather than strangles it".

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

This blocking of competition drives up prices for merchants and consumers, harms security and strangles innovation.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

But the authors of this plan had decided to take a stand against the sort of real estate speculation that strangles supply and drives up housing prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

I no longer have to tie the faja so tightly it strangles my rib cage for fear of my anacos falling down.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Sir James said: "Londoners need homes they can afford to buy or rent. Entrepreneurs need to be able to start and grow businesses without being strangled by cost and regulation."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The U.S. submarine campaign against Japan offers another comparison: It strangled Tokyo’s economy and war effort by destroying the shipping that carried fuel, food and raw materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

But the fuel blockade is hurting business, strangled by power cuts of up to 30 hours at a time, and fuel prices of up to $8 a liter.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

The conflict with Iran has strangled movement through the Persian Gulf and catapulted the price of a barrel of oil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

I raised a cheer that turned into a strangled yelp when I realized the rocket was heading for the mine.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

“It’s strangling the city,” said Paul Rickard, CEO of property developer Pocket Living.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

South Africa hosts the first G20 summit on African soil this weekend, with a debt crisis strangling many developing countries, at the top of the pile of issues on the table.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

I imitate Aykroyd strangling himself with a phone cord and choking on a foam ball to this very day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

But he stressed that "the strangling of supply chains may be what breaks it".

From BBC ● May 22, 2024

Evan tensed up his fingers as if he were strangling an invisible ghost.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies