choke off

verb

choked off; choking off; chokes off

: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking

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The big concern in industry is, that despite the progress the U.K. is making to deliver greater legal and regulatory certainty for the cryptoasset sector, it is being undermined as the fintech and crypto sector is further de-banked and the crucial on-ramp from fiat to digital assets is choked off. —

Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 That is why oil was targeted by Western sanctions that aimed to punish Russia and President Vladimir Putin for his 2022 invasion of Ukraine and choke off funds for his war machine. —

George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 Rich countries that were struggling to cut their own emissions began choking off funding in the developing world for fossil-fuel projects that were economically beneficial. —

Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Finally, working with allies and partners across the globe, the United States should move to choke off Russia’s defense industrial sector. —

Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for choke off