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The promotion landed at a time when customers are feeling particularly pinched by inflation and high gas prices, Konecny said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Big picture: Higher inflation has pinched households and raised costs for businesses.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

You’re able to evade feeling pinched by the noose of transactional cosmopolitianism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Sales there have been challenged, Falorni says, partly owing to lower-income consumers feeling pinched.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

I’d have liked to run, but running wasn’t something a lady did in a gigantic dress and ridiculous shoes that pinched.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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