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Recent Examples of clamp down
Businesses that are fearful that government regulators and juries will clamp down on their wrongdoing.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets don’t need to clamp down like the Oklahoma City Thunder or Detroit Pistons to challenge in the West.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and Alphabet’s Google are working together to clamp down on Chinese competitors extracting results from US artificial intelligence models to gain an edge in the global AI race.
—Marcus Wright, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
The Spartans had to clamp down defensively over the final three minutes just to trail 35-27 at halftime.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets don’t need to clamp down like the Oklahoma City Thunder or Detroit Pistons to challenge in the West.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and Alphabet’s Google are working together to clamp down on Chinese competitors extracting results from US artificial intelligence models to gain an edge in the global AI race.
—Marcus Wright, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
The Spartans had to clamp down defensively over the final three minutes just to trail 35-27 at halftime.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamp down
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He was advised to turn back along the same route and keep moving to avoid falling asleep through hypothermia.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Among the vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire, several were fired upon and others turned back.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Today's industrial stocks include a company that makes braking systems for trains out of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania as well as a trucking manufacturer in Bellevue, Washington.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Reigniting its engines for two braking burns, the booster settled onto the ship for a smoky but on-target touchdown less than 10 minutes after liftoff.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
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This is the same structural problem that has held back AI adoption in agriculture more broadly.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine has developed cutting-edge and battle-tested drone technology that has proved essential in holding back Russia’s bigger army and has drawn military interest from around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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So at least going from Europe to America, some film awards can be checked.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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The full moon will be visible around the globe, but cloudy skies might obscure backyard astronomers' views, so be sure to check the weather in your area before going out to check the night sky.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Spears was arrested in Westlake Village by the California Highway Patrol.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The man accused of murdering him was arrested and charged less than a week later.—
Luke Parker,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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The speed cams in work zones photograph drivers and time-stamp the images at two locations.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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Charles participated in a swearing-in ceremony for a group of Junior Rangers and got to stamp a Park Passport with a stamp specially commissioned for the occasion.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Despite squashing his beef with his former crew, Bam Margera will not be back for new stunts, but there will be archival footage of him and Ryan Dunn.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Keep squash beetles, squash vine borers, and nematodes away from your summer squash by planting them near marigolds, while also attracting pollinators to your gorgeous squash blossoms.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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Fungicides, for instance, are used to suppress disease-causing pathogens like blights and leaf spots, but might also impact beneficial microbes that live in flowers.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Researchers from the University of Bristol in England and the University at Buffalo in New York found that people actively trying to suppress food cravings were more likely to spend time watching indulgent food content online — yet ended up eating less of it afterward.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Clamp down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamp%20down. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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