as in to crack down (on)
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Lygo was joined by ITV boss Carolyn McCall as the network unveiled a set of half-year results that saw profits slashed by 30%, which the broadcaster mainly put down to a stronger six months in 2024 when the men’s Euros soccer tournament was on.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 July 2025 -
Borrowers who put down less than 20% of their homes’ purchase price as a down payment are subject to mortgage insurance, which is paid to the lender.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
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That's the same thing that Alabama did after the 2020 Census, only to be slapped down by the Supreme Court two years ago when a narrow court majority ruled that the state had illegally diluted the Black vote in violation of the Voting Rights Act.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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No federal judge of our acquaintance likes being slapped down by the Supremes.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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But China’s fiercely competitive automotive landscape quashed this ambition.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 July 2025
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Residents who were with Chapman at the courthouse said the alderwoman’s arrests for allegedly disrupting City Council meetings are part of a bigger effort by the mayor to quash public participation in government.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Still, many progressives, including some political leaders, saw a nefarious motive and a brazen attempt to silence an outspoken liberal voice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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And as long as the law remains on the books, the threat of enforcement will continue to hang over pastors and churches like a sword, silencing some through fear and confusion.—
Lauren Cooley,
Sun Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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In the early years of the republic, a tradition of repressing dissent arose alongside dissent itself.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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Now, a new study led by researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) in Spain has identified a protein molecule that represses the activation of BAT, and could be valuable for treating the malnutrition, weight loss and muscle wastage associated with some cancers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 June 2025
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But Vásquez Lasso’s partner that day, Officer Miguel Enciso, instead used his Taser to subdue Steven Montano, 21, who is charged with first-degree murder and other felonies in the March 1, 2023, slaying.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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The overall inflation rate in the Bay Area has remained subdued in recent months.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 July 2025
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Past research, Jansen notes, has found that cannabis can suppress the immune system through its active compounds: CBD, THC and other minor cannabinoids.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Sandra Lynn Hemme filed the suit Thursday, which accuses investigators of fabricating evidence, coercing a false confession and suppressing evidence that could have proven her innocence.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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