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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

All in, a bald eagle can cinch down on its prey with a clutch roughly 10 times stronger than the human hand is capable of.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

The cinch belts were not my friends: I was short-waisted, and with a cinch belt, looked like two tomatoes, one on top of the other.

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

I strapped my travelsack into a saddlebag, checked the cinch and stirrups, then swung myself up onto Keth-Selhan’s back.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

Then, he cinches his weight belt tight around his trim waist and makes his final approach.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2018

It's a lovely dress, especially with the way the corset cinches her waist to nearly nothing.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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

The pouch is then filled with batting and stitched and cinched to secure.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025

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

It was the world's best traditional chess player who cinched the title, after beating number eight Alireza Firouzja.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025

Nine inspected the contents of the bag, then cinched it up.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

You begin by getting dressed, pulling on knickers and a cloth chest protector, navigating various straps and zippers, cinching up a thick jacket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

I found the widest flathead screwdriver and then stuck it in the waistband of my khaki shorts, cinching my belt tight.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green