strangleholds

Definition of strangleholdsnext
plural of stranglehold

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Noun
  • House disclosures show Swalwell has owed between $50,000 and $100,000 on student loans for more than a decade; his most recent paperwork shows the family holds between $15,000 and $50,000 in credit card liabilities apiece for Chase and American Express.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • All of his options come with serious liabilities, not least the fact that Iran appears to consider its own position to be relatively strong, given its de facto control over the Strait of Hormuz and, therefore, the global price of oil.
    Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For hitters, there are advantages and disadvantages, and the time of challenges is important — both in the count and when, in the course of a game, a dispute might be raised.
    Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Yet access is uneven, and many countries outside these major power centers face structural disadvantages.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There are drawbacks, industry group says The gasoline tax is the single largest source of revenue for federal highway and public transit programs.
    Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Carr acknowledged that the rising cost and sometimes inconvenient nature of sports streaming are frustrating fans, arguing the drawbacks ultimately outweigh the benefits.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Young players can be motivated to keep playing more complex games, especially if parents create handicaps that help young kids excel or house rules that are designed for inclusive play.
    Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How will this group handle that albatross?
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Never mind the looming albatross of Russell Wilson’s cap hit.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Many returning veterans brought home physical disabilities; others suffered from undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder, which mid-20th-century medical professionals struggled to treat.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In Blawnox, a nonprofit welcomes all and helps those with disabilities through the art of music.
    Megan Shinn, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Strangleholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangleholds. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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