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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The Biden administration has pushed for greater regulation of the AI industry, wary that top tech companies could quickly gain a stranglehold over the developing technology.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 July 2024
Israel shares the goal with Arab capitals, the United States, and other countries that Hamas should not be able to return to power, impose a stranglehold over Gaza, and export terrorism.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024
In any case, none of these people or their affairs have as much of a stranglehold over us as the longing for reconciliation between Pen and Eloise.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 16 May 2024
But the streamer no longer has the same stranglehold on the industry’s output, in part because the latter has grown considerably in that time.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 July 2024
Israel shares the goal with Arab capitals, the United States, and other countries that Hamas should not be able to return to power, impose a stranglehold over Gaza, and export terrorism.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024
In any case, none of these people or their affairs have as much of a stranglehold over us as the longing for reconciliation between Pen and Eloise.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 16 May 2024
But the streamer no longer has the same stranglehold on the industry’s output, in part because the latter has grown considerably in that time.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
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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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