tighten
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Collins has written that it would be appropriate to tighten policy soon without evidence of sustained progress on inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Both restrictions tighten if the rest of the industry follows suit.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
India has frequently restricted agricultural exports when domestic supplies tighten and prices rise.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Authorities have vowed to tighten scrutiny of the island's tourists and crackdown on unruly foreigners.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
That the other sounds in his head were more than just sounds, that they made his heart do weird things, made his stomach tighten.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
The artificial-intelligence data-center build-out is boosting copper demand just as supply tightens — a combination that could keep pushing the metal higher, even if the debasement trade cools.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In its offering prospectus, Unitree highlighted geopolitical risks, saying more than 40% of its revenue came from outside China and its business could shrink if Washington tightens trade restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Now, it means showing up to support them as immigration enforcement tightens its grip.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
If spending runs above the path, policy tightens.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Woo struggles and whistles, but the sand only tightens its grip.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Last week Mr. Shapiro tightened the rules governing data-center development in his state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Over the years, however, Xu's taste for yachts and luxury clashed with President Xi Jinping's crackdown on extreme wealth as Beijing tightened its watch over corruption within the financial sector.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Rushing said that Sunday was the first time he’d felt pain while throwing — “didn’t feel a pop or anything, but felt pretty serious as it kind of tightened up on me a little bit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Meanwhile in Ranchi, visuals from the state capital show thousands of protesters, police as well as media personnel on the streets, amid tightened security arrangements.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
She stooped down, and the moment she fastened its worn straps under his scaled belly and tightened them, she relaxed.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Recent data on consumer spending and inflation have pointed to persistent price pressures, while senior RBA officials have warned that further tightening is “quite possible.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Market expectations for a rate hike at the BOJ’s next meeting have been on the rise as a weak yen and inflationary pressure back the case for tightening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Significantly, the number of workers who could arrive on a specialist health and care worker visa fell by 90% - following progressive tightening of that route.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The move runs directly counter to Warsh's statements on rising bond yields, which he described in July as a market reaction that was doing some of the financial tightening work for the Fed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
I head for the door, my fingers tightening into nervous fists.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
