tighten
Example Sentences
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However, Beijing has moved to tighten safety rules after a high-profile crash last March.
From Barron's
“It isn’t purely defensive because recession risk is not materially higher; the macro risk is financial conditions tightening and growth slowing, not recession.”
From Barron's
The EBU announced it was tightening the competition's voting rules to limit the influence of governments on the results.
From BBC
What follows is a quest narrative so carefully constructed and expertly paced that its grip tightens with each twist of the crime-laden plot.
China also tightened controls on exports to Japan for items with potential military uses, fuelling worries that Beijing may choke supplies of vital rare-earth minerals.
From Barron's
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