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Recent Examples of choke hold
One post showed a cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Uncle Sam in a choke hold with a caption that said there will never be a free Palestine until the United States is free of Israel.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
The emotional Warriors forward also had previously served a five-game suspension in November for putting a choke hold on Minnesota big man Rudy Gobert.
—Janie McCauley, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
Its participants are a very tiny, skewed slice of humanity that has American journalism in a choke hold.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Ex-Marine Daniel Penny held Neely in a choke hold for 15 minutes on May 1, until Neely suffocated to death.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
The emotional Warriors forward also had previously served a five-game suspension in November for putting a choke hold on Minnesota big man Rudy Gobert.
—Janie McCauley, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
Its participants are a very tiny, skewed slice of humanity that has American journalism in a choke hold.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Ex-Marine Daniel Penny held Neely in a choke hold for 15 minutes on May 1, until Neely suffocated to death.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
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But Trump has embraced a curious menagerie of B-list rappers and questionable influencers thought to hold sway among young Black men.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The collection featured holographic tanks, which appeared to capture the movement and energy of nature photography, and laser-cut and 3D-printed flowers on the garments, mimicking the natural sway of a field in the wind.Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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Crafted in Italy, the leather bag is delightfully versatile—it can be worn as a shoulder bag during the day or as a clutch at night.Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Pickford handed me a clutch of his father’s letters from 1954, relating to the sinking of the S.S.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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During the drive, the bus lost control, veered off a hilly road and fell into a river about 200 feet below the road, senior state official Deepak Rawat told the AP.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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For the last two years, Jeff Smith’s Starboard has been mounting a campaign at the media conglomerate, seeking both the dissolution of the dual-class structure that gives the Murdoch family outsize control and for the company to split off its highly valuable online real estate business.Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Justin Herbert sparked the Chargers’ third consecutive victory with his arm and his legs, throwing a 16-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Quentin Johnston in the third quarter after running for a 4-yard score on a fourth-and-1 play from the Titans’ 4-yard line in the second quarter.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 10 Nov. 2024
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Officials urged those near the coast who ignored evacuation warnings to scrawl their names on their arms with indelible ink so their corpses could be identified.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Five Deeper Frameworks provide tools for thoughtful, long-term mastery in strategic communication.Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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The company is addressing a clinical hold placed by the FDA on the diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain trial.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Analyst Samad Samana upgraded shares to buy from hold and raised his price target by $15 to $50, suggesting about 18.6% upside.Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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The first suggests Moncler, the Italian winter wear giant, is eyeing a takeover of Burberry, the British fashion house known for its striped trench coats.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, the takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 turns the lives of the three women upside down.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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For decades, the New Progressive Party and the Popular Democratic Party held an iron grip on the island's electoral system, with the two parties typically capturing over 90 percent of the vote.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Winter hikers will want to invest in a pair of boots that provide reliable grip on snow, ice, and slick trails, so the Hoka Women’s Kaha 2 Gtx Hiking Boots are a no-brainer since they’re fitted with Gore-Tex exteriors alongside a waterproof shell to keep your feet warm and dry all season long.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Choke hold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20hold. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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