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    clampdown
    /ˈklampdaʊn/

    noun

    • 1. a concerted or harsh attempt to suppress something: informal "a clampdown on crime"

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  2. www.bbc.co.uk › learningenglish › englishBBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / Is tourism harmful?

    1 day ago · clampdown (or crackdown) officially trying to stop or limit people doing something. misbehave do something bad or inappropriate. objective a plan or aim to achieve something....

  3. www.britannica.com › topic › exercise-physical-fitnessDefinition, Types, Principles, & Health Effects - Britannica

    4 days ago · Health-related physical fitness is defined as fitness related to some aspect of health. This type of physical fitness is primarily influenced by an individual’s exercise habits; thus, it is a dynamic state and may change.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RecessionRecession - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction that occurs when there is a period of broad decline in economic activity. [1][2] Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock).

  5. searchandrescue.msf.org › news › tunisia-is-not-a-place-ofTunisia is not a place of safety for people rescued at sea

    18 hours ago · Since 2021, the country has witnessed a significant rollback of human rights, characterized by a dismantling of institutional safeguards for their protection, an erosion of judicial independence and a clampdown on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.

  6. www.britannica.com › science › mental-disorderMental disorder | Definition, Types, Treatment, & Facts |...

    4 days ago · mental disorder, any illness with significant psychological or behavioral manifestations that is associated with either a painful or distressing symptom or an impairment in one or more important areas of functioning. (Read Sigmund Freud’s 1926 Britannica essay on psychoanalysis.)

  7. ecre.org › mediterranean-disagreement-about-funding-for-newMEDITERRANEAN: Disagreement About Funding for New Fence and...

    5 days ago · The European Commission (EC) has insisted that it will not fund the construction of border fences. “Member states must protect the EU’s external borders. They are best placed to define how to do this in practice in a way that is fully in line with EU acquis, including respecting fundamental rights”, said an EC spokesperson.

  8. www.britannica.com › science › brainBrain | Definition, Parts, Functions, & Facts | Britannica

    3 days ago · Junctions between neurons, known as synapses, enable electrical and chemical messages to be transmitted from one neuron to the next in the brain, a process that underlies basic sensory functions and that is critical to learning, memory and thought formation, and other cognitive activities.