crimped

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Higher interest rates, she said, have crimped bigger-ticket purchases that often require financing.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

The bread and butter of Boston asset management has been actively managed equity mutual funds, a business that has been crimped by investors choosing exchange-traded funds, index funds, and alternative investments instead.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Mortgage rates have remained high, and home prices in many markets in the South are falling amid crimped demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The U.K. economy returned to slow growth in the latest August figures, albeit recording a sharp deceleration from the start of the year, ahead of U.S. tariffs on goods that crimped exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

There was a whole stack of casseroles in the fridge, a leaning tower of Pyrex baking dishes crimped in foil.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng