choke off
verb
choked off; choking off; chokes off
: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking
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Yoni Mizrachi, the head of settlement tracking at Peace Now, described the land grab announced Wednesday as part of a strategy to establish a buffer zone between Jordan and Palestinian lands and choke off the practical possibility of a Palestinian state.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024
But what causes the black hole’s feeding frenzy to start and later choke off again?
—Daniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024
The Key Bridge was struck by the cargo ship Dali the morning of March 26, causing the bridge to crumble, the deaths of six construction workers and the choking off of a significant portion of the port’s shipping channel.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
When one vintner worried that the party’s anti-immigrant program might choke off the local labor supply, a National Rally official offered reassurance.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024
But what causes the black hole’s feeding frenzy to start and later choke off again?
—Daniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024
The Key Bridge was struck by the cargo ship Dali the morning of March 26, causing the bridge to crumble, the deaths of six construction workers and the choking off of a significant portion of the port’s shipping channel.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
When one vintner worried that the party’s anti-immigrant program might choke off the local labor supply, a National Rally official offered reassurance.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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