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Crackdown

British pronunciation/kɹˈækda‍ʊn/
American pronunciation/ˈkɹækˌdaʊn/
Crackdown
[NOUN]
1

a series of strong and sudden measures taken by the authorities to stop protests or illegal activities

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Examples
1Then: The crackdown continues.
2And the crackdown continues.
3One of those is Crackdown 3.
4The government's crackdown came one day after this week's online protests against anti-piracy bills in Congress.
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