tighten

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Her claims have triggered demonstrations, promises to tighten the law and criticism that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has bungled his response.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The cells produced much less nitric oxide, which helps blood vessels relax and widen, and more endothelin-1, which causes vessels to tighten.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

What kinds of things do we need to tighten up?’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

S&P expects some emerging Asian central banks—particularly Indonesia and the Philippines—to tighten policy in response to energy prices, weaker current accounts and softer currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Deydey gave a horrifying shriek that made the skin on Omakayas’s neck crawl, heart jolt, scalp tighten with fear.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich