suffocated

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India has also received three shipments of crude oil from Iran, according to a local Iranian diplomatic mission—the first such transfers in years after sanctions suffocated trade between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

When the man was determined to have suffocated from gas and his body pulled out by a rope, Bonnag decided "no, I can't continue like this".

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The debt load has nearly suffocated the company, making it a vulnerable target.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

But the words "change is on my agenda" and not being "suffocated" by history make it very clear that he has a vision for monarchy that will look forward rather than back.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

And on still, breathless nights he was sleeping in the fields to keep from being suffocated by the bad air from the pits.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer