pinched
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Big picture: Higher inflation has pinched households and raised costs for businesses.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
However, in keeping with what had gone before, Higgins immediately responded with runs of 44 and 55 and then pinched the following frame after laying a snooker on the brown.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
But firms say the exodus of individual money from the business could ease the competition that’s pinched lending margins and exacerbated the profit pinch from declining interest rates.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Still, executives fear that pinched consumers around the world will consume less of their product.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Her brows were pinched together like a couple of busy knitting needles, and she kept on trying to make sense of the nighttime garden scene.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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