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stranglehold

[strang-guhl-hohld] / ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld /
NOUN
choke
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Beijing’s stranglehold on rare-earth minerals sparked new efforts to produce the raw materials integral to cars and gadgets.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Jambos began the day six points clear at the top of the table as they aim to break a 40-year stranglehold of Scottish football by Celtic and Rangers.

From Barron's

Those channels had hung on to audiences largely thanks to their stranglehold on live events.

From MarketWatch

People are right to seethe over the stranglehold film and TV franchises have on the industry.

From Salon

Everyone: For a decade, Nvida has maintained a stranglehold on AI chip sales.

From The Wall Street Journal