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Recent Examples of choke hold
However, the Admiral’s choke hold on his troops is stronger than Sean Bean’s charisma.
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2024
Katagiri previously tried to maintain a delicate peace between the different yakuza factions, but the arrival of detective Shoko Negate (Miki Maya) heralds a new, aggressive stance by the police to end the yakuza’s choke hold on the city.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
The director indulges in major and minor stunts, staging plenty of scenes with cars rolling over to escape exploding bombs and characters escaping choke holds from people determined to kill them.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
States began working to ban choke holds and no-knock warrants, and cities rethought their entire approach to policing.
—Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2024
Katagiri previously tried to maintain a delicate peace between the different yakuza factions, but the arrival of detective Shoko Negate (Miki Maya) heralds a new, aggressive stance by the police to end the yakuza’s choke hold on the city.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
The director indulges in major and minor stunts, staging plenty of scenes with cars rolling over to escape exploding bombs and characters escaping choke holds from people determined to kill them.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
States began working to ban choke holds and no-knock warrants, and cities rethought their entire approach to policing.
—Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke hold
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Banks, an ex-NYPD chief with a controversial history who has known Adams for decades, held immense sway over the police department while serving as deputy mayor.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The idea is that whatever economic theory holds sway, it is overwhelmed by the effects of population.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Butler could change that and give them a true No. 1 option for clutch situations.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Turn to a clutch in burgundy to bring the look from day-to-night—a transition most important during fashion week.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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Further, generative image editing is now available offline and a new virtual aperture too gives you real-time control over depth and brightness.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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The extreme, 100 mph winds that drove the LA wildfires to rage out of control is a different kind of event than a fire driven by overgrown brush, Quinn-Davidson said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The 12-time Oscar nominee was caught in a fan-shot video posted to TikTok, raising both arms in the air and cheering with his whole chest.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
21 Jan. 2025
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Naturally right-handed, Wagner began throwing from the left side after breaking his right arm twice as a child.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Those interests—and Larkin Poe’s mastery of many American musical forms—are on display on the duo’s seventh and latest studio release, Bloom, released January 24.—
Bill Kopp,
SPIN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Students have become masters, and with mastery comes responsibility.—
Naima Cochrane,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Fed has cut at each of its last three meetings, but traders are expecting the Fed to stay on hold until June. 3.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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The order placed it on hold until next Monday while legal challenges continue.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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However, until The Friedkin Group’s takeover is approved, Everton will have to entertain offers for their assets, including Branthwaite.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Michael Grimes, a Morgan Stanley tech rainmaker who advised Elon Musk on his takeover of Twitter, is in discussion to join the administration temporarily, according to The Wall Street Journal.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The corners of all three phones are rounded now—the Ultra is no longer boxy—though Samsung flattened the edges for a nicer grip.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Also complicating the mix is violence between an increasing number of Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as well as raids by both Israeli security forces and the Palestinian Authority, which has a somewhat-weak grip on the larger of the two Palestinian territories.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Choke hold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20hold. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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