tighten
Example Sentences
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The Badgers scored the first five points of the third quarter to tighten the gap to seven, but the Bruins took control from there and led 65-49 by the end of the quarter.
From Los Angeles Times
Even so, as data centers elbowed into residential areas, complaints about noise and more pushed officials to tighten oversight.
That sparked broader fears over potential trouble brewing in the portfolios of other private-debt funds and BDCs — and concerns that firms may tighten restrictions on individual investors who want to get out of them.
From MarketWatch
It has increased sea patrols by frigates, tightened rules for foreigners and talked of launching exploration of the surrounding sea bed, which holds deposits of precious rare earths in demand by modern industry.
At roughly $6.5 trillion—about 22% of gross domestic product—the balance sheet is historically large, even after several years of quantitative tightening.
From Barron's
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