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It's not just charities in the South feeling the pinch though, with Southampton taxi driver Neil McLean asking "what can we do?" about the soaring costs.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Investors questioned whether its revenue growth would take a hit as consumers feel the pinch of higher prices and interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“That was a catalyst for us to start thinking about supply chains, and since then we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about pinch points in that supply chain.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

If you ever need to evacuate in a pinch, Sauceda recommends tossing your go bag into your dirty laundry basket, as it likely contains a mix of season-appropriate clothes that fit, and carrying both out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The drums of war had not yet silenced the laughter of the harvesters, but Aziz felt the first pinch of heartache when her father didn’t return on the appointed day.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

The bridge pinches off faster than light could traverse it, rendering it non-traversable.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

Rising inflation pinches households and can keep borrowing costs elevated.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

"Ivor pinches, he bites and pulls and messes things up... he's not a normal brother," she said, adding her daughters are also his carers and give her "emotional support".

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

And by the coast of Scotland, a gigantic lobster pinches a flailing man in its claw.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 28, 2023

Uhmma pinches my nose and laughs, Why is your face wrinkled up like an old halmoni?

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

Earlier in the tour, Breetzke made a century in the first one-day international but drew the ire of the Australians when he pinched a single after a throw rebounded off his body.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

This is the soft layer of fat immediately below the skin that can be "pinched."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

With many Americans already feeling pinched after postpandemic inflation drove up the prices of goods and services, that could be a recipe for even greater economic malaise.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

“It hit bat, then hand and pinched my hand onto the bat. Next pitch, I swung. I could swing, and I swung again. As the adrenaline wore off, pain got a little bit more.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

They neared a group of abandoned train cars, and Seven pinched her nose.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

At the Unitree booth, a robot made a sandwich with two slices of bread and a single piece of lettuce, pinching the leaf to assemble it.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

At the same time, Facebook owner Meta Platforms said its data-center spending was pinching free cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“We kept pinching him and telling him, ‘You’re here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

"The cost of living impacts all of us, it also impacts our running costs and we know our donors are generous, but we know the cost of living is pinching their pockets too."

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Her eyelids were swollen and pink, and she was pinching on her lower lip with forefinger and thumb, an old sign with Briony that some serious weeping was to be done.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan