crunch

Example Sentences

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Memory chip makers are ramping up production facilities to address the supply crunch, and that bodes well for another crucial part of the chip industry.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"I think it is a real crunch point and we need to see some decisive action on this very soon," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Every few weeks, we hear tires screeching on the I-80 and occasionally the crunch of metal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Anthropic, which has seen growth accelerate at more than eight times the rapid rate it expected, faced a computing crunch that some users said caused outages or a degradation of its capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A slow crunch . . . crunch . . . crunch, like the approach of footsteps.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood