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Recent Examples of choke off
Responses could include Tehran choking off the vital Strait of Hormuz, using its sophisticated cyber capabilities to strike American interests, or attacking US bases.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
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British retailers have warned that Chinese companies risk flooding the U.K. with low cost goods as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs choke off access to the world’s largest consumer market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The Harding and Coolidge administrations choked off government spending.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Higher capital requirements can whittle down a bank’s balance sheet and credit supply by bolstering a lender’s funding costs and choking off their willingness to lend — as well as waning their appetite for risk.
—Ruxandra Iordache,april Roach, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images
British retailers have warned that Chinese companies risk flooding the U.K. with low cost goods as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs choke off access to the world’s largest consumer market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The Harding and Coolidge administrations choked off government spending.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Higher capital requirements can whittle down a bank’s balance sheet and credit supply by bolstering a lender’s funding costs and choking off their willingness to lend — as well as waning their appetite for risk.
—Ruxandra Iordache,april Roach, CNBC, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke off
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In tech, people are turning back to flip phones, Tamagotchi's and disposable film cameras.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Magny turned back Rodriguez, submitting him in the third round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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There are now more than 1 billion Android devices that fall foul of Google’s cutting off security updates for Android 12 and older phones, and also from its tweaking its Play Integrity API to disfavor apps running on these unsupported versions of the OS.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Wendy's breakfast items are not available all day, so customers looking for a boost of protein before a morning workout or workday should stop by before 10:30 a.m. for most locations (though some cut off breakfast sooner or later).—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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That same resolution created Palestine, which Israel has refused to recognize and has fought to suppress ever since.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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The building’s sprinkler system suppressed the flames before firefighters completed their operations, bringing the fire under control in under 30 minutes, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20off. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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