tighten

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Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan gave one of the most direct warnings yet from a U.S. central banker that the Federal Reserve may need to tighten monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

These "meaningfully tighten regulation and are likely to drive more visible acceleration in EV adoption", Venugopal Garre and Param Shah, analysts with Bernstein, said in a note.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

One assumes that crude flows gradually resume under “a negotiated framework,” and another where disruptions deepen and supplies tighten further.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

She is among the hundreds of Bangladeshis who have gathered over two days at Hakimpur in India's West Bengal state, police said, hoping to cross back as authorities tighten enforcement under a new state government.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The sharp smell of gunpowder immediately made my lungs tighten.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin