stranglehold
noun
stran·gle·hold
ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld 
1
: an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked
2
: a force or influence that chokes or suppresses freedom of movement or expression
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The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
But then, seemingly inexplicably, Red Bull’s stranglehold on the sport vanished as McLaren and Ferrari - and to a lesser extent Mercedes - rediscovered their mojo.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
By next August, Mehta is expected to decide which of the possible remedies Google will be required to carry out to loosen its stranglehold on the search market.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Oil companies are worried that federal incentives and the growing popularity of electric vehicles will eat into their profits and threaten their stranglehold over energy consumption.
—Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
But then, seemingly inexplicably, Red Bull’s stranglehold on the sport vanished as McLaren and Ferrari - and to a lesser extent Mercedes - rediscovered their mojo.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
By next August, Mehta is expected to decide which of the possible remedies Google will be required to carry out to loosen its stranglehold on the search market.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Oil companies are worried that federal incentives and the growing popularity of electric vehicles will eat into their profits and threaten their stranglehold over energy consumption.
—Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2024
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stranglehold
noun
stran·gle·hold
ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld
1
: an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked
2
: a force or influence that chokes or blocks freedom of development or expression
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