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strangulation

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




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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

Smock had testified as an expert on strangulation as a witness for the prosecution in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

St. John said many parents know that babies should be on their backs to sleep, but warnings about strangulation by blankets or suffocation by sharing a bed with them sometimes fall through the cracks.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

Non-fatal strangulation became a stand-alone offence in Northern Ireland under the Justice, Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims Act 2022 in June.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

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

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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