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Krasner’s small, tight accretions of repetitive marks and shapes seem airless and uninflected; even the densest of Pollock’s early, layered pours pulse and breathe, his touch liberated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Like a rubber band stretched too tight, the sharp rise in Treasury yields saw a rapid reversal Thursday that helped lift U.S. stock prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Years of tight inventory have put buyers on guard.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
And of course, things are indeed getting worse in the education system – because money is so tight.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
He waved to us excitedly as the boat docked, and despite the tight coil of nerves in my stomach, I smiled back.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
A handful of other sites have closed under community pressure, tighter regulations or through negotiated agreements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"With tighter security, especially in busy town and city centres, there is little space left for street performers," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Oxford Economics expects a more prolonged Middle East conflict to hurt Asia-Pacific industrial production via higher energy prices and tighter monetary policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even though Japan has a rapidly ageing population and is suffering labour shortages in many sectors, opposition to immigration is growing, prompting a push by Takaichi for tighter regulations on foreign nationals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Thanks, Mom,” I say sweetly, holding tighter to the stack of books—my books now—almost not believing my good luck.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Oil up, bond yields up, stocks down—with the day-to-day trading relationship between 10-year yields and oil futures this month reaching its tightest on record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Breast cancer surgery, she says, "has some of the tightest guidelines and protocols, and you should have the same treatment wherever you are, private or public, in any part of the UK."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“It’s the tightest turnaround in MCG history. Getting it right matters, because the AFL finals are one of the most important times of the year for us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
In February, for instance, the U.S.-Japan 2-year-yield spread was the tightest since early 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
A woman was waiting for them, broad-shouldered and severe, her blond hair twisted into the tightest of buns.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
