tighten

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Meanwhile, the blockade would tighten the already challenging supply-and-demand equation for the global oil market, threatening to drive prices sharply higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is likely to tighten its policy stance in its statement due Tuesday as it eyes the effect of the Middle East conflict on inflation, said ANZ Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Silverware, the first since an FA Cup in his first year, will serve to tighten that grip.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Under the Biden administration, the Medicare agency began to tighten payments tied to coding, also known as risk scores or risk adjustment.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The image of her looking more and more lovely every day made my heart tighten in my chest and I had a moment of sisterly, almost maternal, pride.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall