scrimping
Example Sentences
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But a chip supply shortage is crimping that dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
That spending risks significantly crimping free cash flow.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
As to what is crimping profit margins, take your pick: tariffs, goods and labor inflation, higher shipping costs, high rent, even fluctuations in commodity prices.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
So, the decision also blocks new field testing in greenhouses or open fields, crimping research until an approved monitoring scheme is in place.
From Science Magazine • May 2, 2024
He’d never show anybody again how to hold a crimping iron.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
