how to pronounce crackdown

/ˈkɹækˌdaʊn/

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An example use of crackdown in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… leaked prosecutions and a crackdown on …”

meanings of crackdown

noun:

Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

crackdown frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word crackdown occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics crackdown can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that crackdown can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;