crimped

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The bread and butter of Boston asset management has been actively managed equity mutual funds, a business that has been crimped by investors choosing exchange-traded funds, index funds, and alternative investments instead.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Mortgage rates have remained high, and home prices in many markets in the South are falling amid crimped demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Hermès in particular caters to ultrarich shoppers, who care little for rising gas prices and whose spending will only really be crimped by a stock-market slump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Both products are disc-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with crimped edges that are kept in the freezer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

She crimped the edge of the magazine with her fingernails.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng