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clampdown
noun as in suppression
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Example Sentences
But it does want to see some changes, such as raising the minimum age for buying fireworks from 18 to 21, and a clampdown on the sale of illegal fireworks.
He said this may be an unintended consequence of the government’s recent clampdown on cutting agents such as benzocaine.
The clampdown on cryptocurrencies in the US this year has been mirrored in Europe.
The move triggered a severe security clampdown, mass detentions, curfews and a months-long internet blackout, stripping residents of rights to jobs and land.
Interviewed by the Sun last year, Mr Sunak said a clampdown on drivers was "an attack on the day-to-day lives of most people... who rely on cars to get to work or see their families".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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