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Recent Examples of clamp down
Texas needs to clamp down on the veteran guard.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
However, the president has vehemently defended himself to the press and continues to clamp down on narratives proposing that his health is deteriorating.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2026
Load your drawer, slide it in, and the machine can automatically clamp down and run its cycle.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Anthropic’s move is about creating trustworthy AI, especially as governments and regulators seek to increasingly clamp down on AI use.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
However, the president has vehemently defended himself to the press and continues to clamp down on narratives proposing that his health is deteriorating.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2026
Load your drawer, slide it in, and the machine can automatically clamp down and run its cycle.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Anthropic’s move is about creating trustworthy AI, especially as governments and regulators seek to increasingly clamp down on AI use.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamp down
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Each woman in her family is born with a silver ticket, the gift to turn back time just once.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the tides have turned back in Mar’s favor.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The competitive picture could swing again in Shanghai next week at the Chinese GP, as Melbourne was one of a small group of tracks where the engines are particularly starved of energy due to a lack of braking zones.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Another teaches panic braking techniques, allowing students to activate a vehicle's anti-lock braking system, or ABS, to stop safely.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Productivity is rising, but slow deployment is holding back capacity.—
Paul S. Lavoie,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The war has created an opportunity for Russia to make gains in Ukraine, as hostilities draw the global spotlight away from Kyiv and its struggle to hold back the bigger Russian army.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Elders get their hearing checked and play mahjongg and practice calligraphy in the shade of empty plazas.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rather than replacing those legacy investments, Oro acts as an intelligent front door, using AI agents to route requests, check compliance, and automate manual processes.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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They were arrested hours after the attack and later appeared in a Moscow court with signs of being severely beaten.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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According to Philadelphia police, Fanning, 60, was arrested for the assault Monday night on the 9600 block of Milnor Street in the city's Torresdale neighborhood.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Lowriders stamps showcase five classic models.—
Monica Garske,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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The retailer often does the heavy lifting here, filling out and signing or stamping the refund form before attaching the receipt.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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The internet isn't ready to squash the CEO beef quite yet.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The state also managed to squash the once $6 billion shortfall for 2028-29 that is now standing at a $377 surplus — a surplus state budget officials cautioned could easily turn back into a deficit.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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Bondi wants to suppress, or at least stall, state Bar investigations against them.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Which stories persist, which fade and which are actively suppressed are decisions increasingly made by private companies rather than public institutions.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Clamp down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamp%20down. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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