tightened
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In the run-up to the state funeral Tuesday for the man known as “Boss Zhu,” who died last week at age 97, security tightened across Beijing and elsewhere in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
Beijing, which considers Tibet an inalienable part of its territory, has only tightened its control since.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The fingers that had been so lightly caressing the scar tissue now flexed and tightened, his nails digging in.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
