stranglehold
noun
stran·gle·hold
ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld 
1
: an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked
2
: a force or influence that chokes or suppresses freedom of movement or expression
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Last week, the government called executives from several major AI companies, like OpenAI and Perplexity, in an attempt to argue that Google's stranglehold on search is preventing some of those companies from truly growing.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Google's antitrust remedy trial started this week, and the Department of Justice has produced several witnesses to testify about how Google's stranglehold on search has slowed their innovation.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
In tandem, releasing the stranglehold of the network effect gives users control of their data and the ability to easily move themselves and their networks between sites.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The good news on rare earth elements is that in the past five years, numerous companies have been laboring to break China’s stranglehold on these vital minerals.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Google's antitrust remedy trial started this week, and the Department of Justice has produced several witnesses to testify about how Google's stranglehold on search has slowed their innovation.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
In tandem, releasing the stranglehold of the network effect gives users control of their data and the ability to easily move themselves and their networks between sites.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The good news on rare earth elements is that in the past five years, numerous companies have been laboring to break China’s stranglehold on these vital minerals.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Stranglehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stranglehold. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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stranglehold
noun
stran·gle·hold
ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld
1
: an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked
2
: a force or influence that chokes or blocks freedom of development or expression
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