stranglehold
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Look at the stranglehold ridesharing apps have on hailing a cab.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
The sheer complexity of rebuilding these damaged energy facilities translates into an extended stranglehold on global supply—and higher oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The Sri Lanka win was the third occasion England were unable to break from a stranglehold.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra increased Sunderland's stranglehold before the break with his first league goal since arriving from Strasbourg last year.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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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