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Recent Examples of stranglehold
The year 2024, like 2023, was one where content creation and streaming's deluge of thousands of new songs directly impacted Nashville's stranglehold on America's pop cultural evolution.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024
But Cao has made waves attempting to break the blue stranglehold, taking swipes at the Democratic positions on diversity, equity and inclusion and promoting Trump’s agenda, including tariffs, in a state with overwhelmingly strong Republican districts.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The discovery of an enormous rare-earth deposit in southwestern China will strengthen the country's stranglehold on this strategically vital resource and fuel its high-tech ambitions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Both projects reduce China’s stranglehold on critical minerals.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024
But Cao has made waves attempting to break the blue stranglehold, taking swipes at the Democratic positions on diversity, equity and inclusion and promoting Trump’s agenda, including tariffs, in a state with overwhelmingly strong Republican districts.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The discovery of an enormous rare-earth deposit in southwestern China will strengthen the country's stranglehold on this strategically vital resource and fuel its high-tech ambitions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Both projects reduce China’s stranglehold on critical minerals.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranglehold
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The Laysan albatross, known as N333, was captured with his little one in a tender video shared by Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge on March 4 via Instagram.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Wisdom had previously mated consistently with an albatross, Akeakamai, who had not been seen for several years.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Indian atta is stone-ground, meaning the wheat kernels are crushed between millstones into a fine powder.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appétit,
13 Mar. 2025
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Now comes a cataclysm in the country’s foremost blue state that is traceable, in part, to irrational progressive priorities and may prove a millstone around the neck of one of the foremost talents on the Democratic bench, California governor Gavin Newsom.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
15 Jan. 2025
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This strategy works well for generic roles but puts startups and small businesses at a disadvantage.—
Sweta Khandelwal,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The team played the entire second half at a man disadvantage after a Patrick Dorgu red card.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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Yes, there are some drawbacks to a cash balance plan.—
David Rae,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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One drawback is that its eSIM is not transferrable from device to device.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Mar. 2025
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The biggest downside is obviously that the M3 Ultra comes with M3-class single-core performance, which is still relevant for things like games and other workloads that can't be split among multiple cores.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Demming and Donahue said the district would need to do more research on the possible benefits and downsides before trying to implement a similar change.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Use the checking account for the usual direct deposits, automatic debits, paper checks and access to the Zelle bill-paying network.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Danette Colbert was arrested in Jefferson Parish in February and charged with fraud and theft for allegedly using debit and credit cards belonging to Adan Manzano, who was found dead in his hotel room outside New Orleans while covering the Super Bowl for Dallas’ local Telemundo affiliate KGKC.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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One is a longstanding dispute over how the Office of Personnel Management calculates the Postal Service's liabilities for pre-1970 pension benefits.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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That could make him as much a liability for the rest of the team as a help, and much more fun.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Stranglehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranglehold. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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