Example Sentences

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"Corruption is strangling or choking the nation," she said at her NARC-Kenya party office.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2022

“The lack of action is strangling the game.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2022

“The rise in prices is strangling us, whether it is bread or other food products,” a retired teacher Hassan Kazem told AFP news agency.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

"It is quite clear that infrastructure is strangling the economy in the south west," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2021

And when I have to talk to a group, it’s like my throat is strangling on the inside and I can’t breathe.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones