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has choked

  • present perfect of choke (3rd person singular).

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Already, the blockade has choked off oil export revenue and raised the risk that Iran will have to shut down wells as it runs out of places to store crude.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Iran has choked the channel, which is crucial for around a fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas during peacetime.

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

A 37-year-old woman has choked to death after eating marshmallows at a rugby club fundraising event.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2023

But the closure has choked off Gaza’s economy and made life increasingly difficult for the more than 2 million people who live there.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2023

This nobleman was of a character not uncommon eighty years ago, but now very rare among public men, because a more flexible fibre has choked it.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)