feel the pinch
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"Parents should not have to feel the pinch just to sit next to their child on a flight, or for amending a simple booking error," said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Disruption in the strait could cause Egypt to feel the pinch too, as the Red Sea serves as the gateway to the Suez Canal, upon which Cairo relies for crucial foreign revenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Workers probably would not feel the pinch of smaller raises as much if other prices weren’t increasing so much.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Agriculture will feel the pinch for longer, and liquefied-natural gas will be crimped for years because of damaged infrastructure in major producer Qatar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
I could feel the pinch of its heat.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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