crack down
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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The United Arab Emirates, long Tehran’s gateway to global commerce and finance, has pledged to crack down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Germany has carried out its first raids under a new law to crack down on smugglers using the country as a staging post for small boat crossings on the English Channel, the BBC has learned.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
London and Paris say the accord helps crack down on people smuggling and limits the number of migrants attempting the often deadly crossing to England's south coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The government has vowed to crack down on misinformation, but as our China correspondent Stephen McDonell explains, identifying AI-generated content is becoming increasingly difficult.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Police were instructed to crack down on drivers, stopping them and questioning them at every opportunity.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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