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squeeze

[skweez] / skwiz /






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If the spread of screwworms continues, it could extend the meatpackers’ margin squeeze just as investors were looking for recovery.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

They can hurt households, squeeze margins, and show up ugly in survey data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

The start-stop negotiations have bored the president, Trump himself said this week, as analysts say he is feeling the squeeze of a worsening diplomatic situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The passages won’t be large enough for bighorn — with their broad horns — to squeeze through, advocates say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The famous Garner County corn was as shriveled as that dead old tree stump out front, and the river had no more water in it than you could squeeze out of a rock.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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