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In the first seven months of 2024, as the United States and foreign partners considered whether and how to tighten controls, China imported roughly $26 billion worth of chip-making equipment, a record amount.
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Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
Clamp mounts can be clumsy depending on the design, but the best ones have a button or twist knob for relaxing the tightening mechanisms that hold the phone in place.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
At his inaugural Black and White Ball, Mayor Fisk tightens his grip on New York City.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The school later agreed to most of Trump’s demands, from tightening student protest policies to placing an entire academic department under administrative oversight – though the funding remains frozen.
—Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
Clamp mounts can be clumsy depending on the design, but the best ones have a button or twist knob for relaxing the tightening mechanisms that hold the phone in place.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
At his inaugural Black and White Ball, Mayor Fisk tightens his grip on New York City.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The school later agreed to most of Trump’s demands, from tightening student protest policies to placing an entire academic department under administrative oversight – though the funding remains frozen.
—Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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