choke hold

noun

: a hold that involves strong choking pressure applied to the neck of another

: absolute dominance or control

had a choke hold on the city's finances

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However, the Admiral’s choke hold on his troops is stronger than Sean Bean’s charisma. —

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 See all Example Sentences for choke hold