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 move shook Japan’s electronics sector and threatened to choke off global supplies of high-power magnets produced in Japan employing rare earths from China.
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Mahnoor Khan, Fortune Asia, 2 Sep. 2024
In some areas, irrigation for agriculture or the construction of dams have reduced water flows in rivers and choked off fish populations.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
States and federal agencies are hoping to choke off this source of global warming fuel.
—Michael J. Coren, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
In addition to choking off China’s ability to produce advanced chips, the United States should also reduce the demand for China to make them in the first place.
—Sihao Huang, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023
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Mahnoor Khan, Fortune Asia, 2 Sep. 2024
In some areas, irrigation for agriculture or the construction of dams have reduced water flows in rivers and choked off fish populations.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
States and federal agencies are hoping to choke off this source of global warming fuel.
—Michael J. Coren, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
In addition to choking off China’s ability to produce advanced chips, the United States should also reduce the demand for China to make them in the first place.
—Sihao Huang, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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