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be US uh Marines. Now, this is a task force that is trained in things like carrying out uh amphibious landings, uh securing
maritime chokeholds, so exactly the kind of situation that the uh global shipping industry is currently facing in the Strait of Hormuz. Now, this is not a
public official announcement by the Trump administration, but it's been briefed by US officials tonight. This task force is currently in Japan. It
Listen to native speakers pronounce “chokehold” as a noun in real conversational contexts with synchronized timestamps and subtitles.
A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.
“He put his opponent in a chokehold.”
A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something.
“One country has a chokehold on another country's economy.”
To put a hold around the neck of (someone), especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm.
To exert tight, restrictive, control over someone or something.