squeaked

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Philadelphia managed to bumble its way into the play-in and squeaked into the playoffs to face Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The same day, the S&P 500 squeaked by with a 24.74-point, or almost 0.4%, gain that sent it to 6,796.29, for its best daily performance in a week.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Reliever Justin Wrobleski pitched a scoreless seventh and Sasaki squeaked through a tense bottom of the eighth, giving up a single to Springer and walking Guerrero.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

It’s Eghbal — or “Peg Leg,” a nickname in honor of his prosthetic leg that squeaked whenever he moved.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

With every step toward the map, his beat-up work boots squeaked on the tiles.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis