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Pinched by rising costs and a generational shift in dining habits evidenced by the number of fast-casual chains in downtown San Francisco, Oakes said she nearly closed Boulevard in 2019.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022

Pinched by costs, prevention programs offering free condoms ceased last year. Amid pill shortages, otherwise healthy carriers like Hernández are going weeks, sometimes months, without antiretroviral drugs.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2017

Pinched between the Everglades in the west and the Atlantic in the east, it must go up.

From Economist • Apr. 27, 2016

Pinched by double-digit increases in China’s minimum wages, many companies are looking for low-cost alternatives.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 6, 2014

Pinched my own side and bit my lip.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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