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“The cease-fire is temporary, and physical energy markets remain tight with lingering supply disruptions and uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz.”

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Capital got sucked up growing the digital business, and that’s where we became tight with money,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The BOE left interest rates on hold at 4.0% at its latest meeting, but the vote was tight, with four out of nine policymakers preferring to cut the main rate by 25 basis points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

After the inquest, Jonathan Charlesworth said his father was a "typical Yorkshireman, typical farmer - tight with money but generous with time", adding: "He'd do anything for anybody."

From BBC • May 29, 2025

Uncle and White Deer set his leg—there was plenty of wood for that—and we bound up his sides tight with some old lengths of cloth.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep