tighter
Example Sentences
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“A tighter market means that prices are likely to remain volatile. A slow recovery in supply means that the oil market is unlikely to return to surplus anytime soon.”
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Stronger growth data can become bad news because they imply tighter policy.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Global crude prices are up more than 50% since the start of the year, resulting in tighter fuel supplies and a weaker rupee, alongside a more challenging economic environment marked by higher inflation, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"It's like something squeezing, it's getting tighter and tighter year on year," he adds.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
I groped back to the cot and huddled there in the dark, setting my teeth against the stink of the bedding, wrapping my coat tighter about me.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
