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Security will be tight with all spectators passing through metal detectors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

For now, the job market is considered to be tight, with the unemployment rate low by historical stands at close to 4.0%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Yet Powell also that warned the job market continues to be tight, with job openings outnumbering job seekers, which works as a drag on employers competing for workers.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022

“If we think that this is the most important thing we’re ever going to do in our lives, we’re not going to perform. We’re going to be tight with expectation.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

I wanted to be tight with them so badly.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


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