crunch
Example Sentences
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With a tepid energy market and Saudi Arabia facing a budget crunch, the kingdom is looking for an influx of funds from foreign visitors and expats to help reduce its fiscal deficit.
But most assume the most likely crunch point comes after polling day.
From BBC
As an affordability crunch hammers Americans, especially those who don’t have high incomes, only 30% of people are classified as “financially healthy” — the lowest rate in 13 months, according to a new survey from J.D.
From MarketWatch
Hit by a private funding crunch, Bolden Therapeutics, a small research-stage company working on neurological treatments, laid off two employees a year ago and another this past summer.
Building large-scale power plants or expanding grid infrastructure takes years, and delays are getting longer amid equipment shortages, a labor crunch and rising costs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
