crackdown on

Frequency: 8.525.0 per million words

used to specify the target of the crackdown

crackdownNOUN + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • The government has launched a major crackdown on tax evasion.
  • Police have announced a new crackdown on street crime.
  • The company is implementing a crackdown on the personal use of office equipment.
  • Following the protests, there was a severe crackdown on dissent.
  • Activists are calling for a tougher crackdown on illegal logging operations.
  • The school initiated a strict crackdown on bullying.
  • A massive security crackdown on terrorist networks is underway.
  • The city council promised a crackdown on landlords who neglect their properties.
  • Reporters faced a media crackdown on journalists critical of the regime.
  • There will be a renewed crackdown on speeding in residential zones.