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For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

Skirts could be very full, with crinolines underneath, or they could be pencil skirts, worn with cinch belts and sweaters with bat-wing sleeves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Getting around this city is a cinch since Columbia is known for its efficient public transportation options.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

He certainly was no cinch to make it to the major leagues, though.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

It would be a cinch to seal it with the suit's patch kit, but now that I think about it, that's a bad idea.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The zipper cinches the insulated hood close to the face, keeping the neck and head cozy in wind.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

But it’s Silvio’s hapless, cause-driven arrogance that cinches this as Sordi’s tour de force, maximizing Risi’s canny trust that a fixed camera on gifted actors will yield plenty of funny, poignant, gritty life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

High praise, indeed, but what cinches it for Thompson is the timing.

From Washington Post ● May 15, 2019

That cinches it: Jane is writing the show we know as Jane the Virgin.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2019

The kind that cinches around your head like a shower cap.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

The nostalgic tone of the collection was captured by some attendees who praised the juxtaposition of pieces, resulting in fluid, less cinched silhouettes reminiscent of 1940s Hollywood.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

His designs created a flattering silhouette, with cinched belts at the waist and structured shoulders heavily peppered across the collection.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

The cinched waist—the subtle negative drafts ahead of rear quarters—might as well have had whalebone stays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025

His shoulders thickened, his waist cinched up, and his striking visage conquered a certain corner of the liberal internet.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025

But he didn’t make any fuss at all when Miss Maggie heaved a saddle onto his back and cinched it tight.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China sent stocks on another roller-coaster ride Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average cinching its biggest intraday comeback since April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

The Cougars compensated for his injury by cinching up their defense, forcing Texas Tech into several shot-clock violations.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

Up in the bucket of the scissor lift, she maneuvered through her huge cat’s cradle, cinching lines and crocheting them with larger stitched panels to create dense splashes of color among the trees.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Ward 3′s Eric Goulet also appears to be cinching a close victory for one of the four board seats on the ballot Tuesday.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022

The next thing I remember is a uniformed woman lifting me into an airline seat and cinching a belt over my lap.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter