crackdown

crackdown
noun
ADJECTIVE
bloody, violent
major, massive
new
federal, government, military, police
security
VERB + CRACKDOWN
announce, promise, threaten
call for, demand, order

The government has ordered a crackdown on truancy.

have, launch, mount
PREPOSITION
crackdown on

They're having a crackdown on private phone calls from the office.


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