stranglehold
Example Sentences
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But Iran also has a say given its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, she added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The Sri Lanka win was the third occasion England were unable to break from a stranglehold.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
And he wants access to Greenland’s critical minerals, to help break China’s global stranglehold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 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 had new ideas about how to break the stranglehold of slavery and refused to give up his guns.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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