tight
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Many nonprofits reported that they are struggling with tight budgets, making it difficult to meet the growing needs of their communities, the Boston Fed said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
AFP journalists saw delegation vehicles entering the US embassy compound in the heart of Rome under tight security on Tuesday morning ahead of the talks, while the embassy declined to comment when asked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Now we have a very tight one, and voters don’t like that either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mexico lacked game-changing players capable of breaking down tight defenses — the role Hirving Lozano played in 2018 or Giovani Dos Santos in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Ahead, the winding river took a sharp turn and traveled alongside Fernlight Road, then carved back through Deadwood in the shape of a tight horseshoe, forming a bend of shallow waters.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
There were challenges on the crude side from tighter discounts and other market dynamics, but strength on the product side “more than offset it,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Gold futures slid more than 1% after fresh strikes between the U.S. and Iran sent oil prices higher, reviving concerns about inflation and prospects of tighter monetary policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The answer was the tighter version of remarks he delivered last month.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The review called for practitioner licensing, stronger training requirements and tighter controls over who should be allowed to perform cosmetic procedures.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
I hug my knees tighter against my chest.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
Series creator Christopher Storer conveys this in the briefest, tightest shots of hands lovingly plating food, as well as in panoramic views of the series as a whole.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
It was the tightest of calls, with Khalilzadeh's toe marginally ahead of the penultimate defender.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Now, supply is the tightest it’s ever been and memory prices have skyrocketed.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Liberty has less than a year to replace 75% of its electricity supply in one of the tightest wholesale power markets in the West.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
On Monday, the twentieth of April, under the tightest of security, we were taken to the Palace of Justice, this time to begin our defense.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
