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However, according to people with knowledge of the situation, they weren’t among his top bidders in the end, showing the kind of big-money restraint that has squashed many of their past open-market pursuits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Beijing's clamp-down on corruption and conspicuous spending since 2012 has squashed that market and prompted more Chinese to buy luxury goods abroad to save money and shop anonymously.

From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2015

But Tewari has squashed the talk and said that InMobi would eventually make a public offering of its shares.

From Forbes • Jul. 15, 2015

Wal-Mart has squashed many more small competitors than Amazon ever will, with nary a peep from the antitrust police.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2014

The Nationals came back late against a bullpen that has squashed them all season.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2013