cracked down; cracking down; cracks down
: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action
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Noun
Companies that pollute are the target of a new crackdown.
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Many senators had been skeptical of the TikTok crackdown — but not enough to vote against the aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that the House of Representatives had held up for months.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Meanwhile, the eye drops outbreak in humans also prompted a crackdown by the Food and Drug Administration across the industry, leading to millions more bottles of over-the-counter brands yanked from shelves and banned from import.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Many senators had been skeptical of the TikTok crackdown — but not enough to vote against the aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that the House of Representatives had held up for months.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Crackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackdown. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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