crack down (on)

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Verb
  • One company helping Americans relocate to the Netherlands, GTFO Tours, reported a 200 percent increase in inquiries from U.S. nationals in the days following Trump's decision to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to quell anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles last month.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • The community town hall did little to quell resident's concerns.
    David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Fed up with the government’s inaction, a group of residents created Polish Smog Alert, an advocacy organization pushing for legislation to suppress the smog.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Trump is unsurprisingly attracted to this paradise for the ultra-wealthy, where money is speech, labor is suppressed, dissent is criminalized and a monarch holds all power.
    Sonali Kolhatkar, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Nimmo’s celebration upon hitting the grand slam was subdued.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • This season blended bold designs, subdued silhouettes and interesting footwear to tell us one thing: menswear is slowly but surely becoming on-par with its female counterpart.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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“Crack down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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