clamp·down
ˈklamp-ˌdau̇n 
: the act or action of making regulations and restrictions more stringent
a clampdown on charge accounts, bank loans, and other inflationary influences—
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clamped down; clamping down; clamps down
: to impose restrictions : crack down
the police are clamping down on speeders
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the need to clamp down on petty crime in the city
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
These days, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump agree on the need for a border clampdown.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Britt Clennett, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
But rather than clamp down on corporations, the legislation seems poised to do the opposite.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Noun
As with its clampdown on sideloading and its deployment of a Knox ecosystem to compete with Apple’s equivalent, this needs the same recognition that the table stakes for security and privacy have expanded hugely in recent years.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
These days, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump agree on the need for a border clampdown.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
Lai is the most high-profile person so far to be charged under the national security law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 to clamp down on the pro-democracy movement.
—Britt Clennett, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
But rather than clamp down on corporations, the legislation seems poised to do the opposite.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Clampdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clampdown. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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