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Recent Examples of choke hold
Several of the signs feature intense images of ICE officials detaining people, including one that shows agents putting a man in a choke hold.
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Maduro was awful on that, but our ability to strangle off and keep the choke hold on the Venezuelan regime keeps that fleet blockading Venezuela.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Minadeo jumped on Buck's back and put him in a choke hold while gouging at his eyes, according to the lawsuit.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Russia, in particular, is the loser here having dominated the terrain for over two centuries, imposing a choke hold and Moscow-centric dependency on its backyard from Turkmenistan to Kyrgyzstan.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Maduro was awful on that, but our ability to strangle off and keep the choke hold on the Venezuelan regime keeps that fleet blockading Venezuela.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Minadeo jumped on Buck's back and put him in a choke hold while gouging at his eyes, according to the lawsuit.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Russia, in particular, is the loser here having dominated the terrain for over two centuries, imposing a choke hold and Moscow-centric dependency on its backyard from Turkmenistan to Kyrgyzstan.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke hold
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Safety is the second major constraint, as SkyDream identifies trailer sway at high speed as one of the most persistent engineering challenges in towable systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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Editors debate entries all year long, using only cultural sway as rubric.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers had the best clutch record in the NBA during the regular season, going 22-8 in games in which the score was within five points in the final five minutes.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Black throat monitors reproduce by laying eggs, and females can produce large clutches.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tyson is an explosive separator with acrobatic body control.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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But Saugus responded with six runs in the bottom of the third inning to grab firm control of the contest.—
Matt Wagner,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Simpson doesn’t have the arm strength or size (6-foot-1, 210 pounds) of many top NFL quarterbacks, but the Rams apparently loved his technique and decision-making under pressure.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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What else is going on The teenager who singer D4vd is charged with killing died of multiple penetrating injuries before someone amputated her legs, arms and two of her fingers.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The work shows off Monet’s mastery in capturing light and an environment in constant flux, like the river and its surroundings.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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Several roundtable participants argued that deep vertical expertise — an intimate understanding of healthcare operations, for instance — is becoming more valuable than mastery of a horizontal, one-size-fits-all process.—
Michael Jacobides,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nerves come into play, desperation takes hold, and, for the players, reputations are there to be made as title chases and relegation scraps enter their most crucial stretch.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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While markets expect the committee to be on hold the rest of the year, officials themselves still have penciled in a cut and Warsh has expressed support for lower rates as well.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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From Paramount’s perspective, there is no serious antitrust argument against the takeover.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some of the 17 people charged in a chaotic street takeover in Randolph, Massachusetts last year are due in Quincy District Court Wednesday.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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By 1938, as the Nazis tightened their grip on Germany, Wolfgang’s family made plans to leave, and most of them headed to Switzerland.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Iran's grip on the strait has sent oil prices skyrocketing and given rise to one of the worst global energy crises in decades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Choke hold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20hold. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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