pinch
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Outside of a booming stock market and America’s wealthiest households, many families have been feeling the pinch of higher borrowing costs and rising inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
In addition to changing the lighting and painting the walls, Miranda-Martin prioritized the window treatments, with pinch pleat curtains from Ikea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Soaring memory costs are driving up prices of smartphones, PCs, and other goods—even Apple is feeling the pinch.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
“I certainly pinch myself in where I was in coaching when the season started to what the second half of the season brought,” Tortorella said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Samir had begun to pluck hairs from his mustache with every pinch.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
The bridge pinches off faster than light could traverse it, rendering it non-traversable.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Season with a few pinches of salt and black pepper, then bring to a simmer.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Rising inflation pinches households and can keep borrowing costs elevated.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
"Ivor pinches, he bites and pulls and messes things up... he's not a normal brother," she said, adding her daughters are also his carers and give her "emotional support".
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
Uhmma pinches my nose and laughs, Why is your face wrinkled up like an old halmoni?
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
Top executives at the maker of KitKat chocolate and Nescafe coffee have noticed consumers, pinched by inflation, are opting for either smaller portions or mega-sized value packs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“There were moments, there were twitches, there were things — I thought I was having pinched nerves in my neck, and they were quite frequent,” Andrews said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Big picture: Higher inflation has pinched households and raised costs for businesses.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
However, in keeping with what had gone before, Higgins immediately responded with runs of 44 and 55 and then pinched the following frame after laying a snooker on the brown.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Therapist Dad, n.: pinched eyebrows, lowered voice, lots of questions, feared by daughters everywhere.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
King Charles must be pinching himself at the moment.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Measures have included throttling tourist flights to Japan and pinching Japanese firms’ access to rare-earth minerals and magnets essential for manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
On top of a sudden CEO departure in February, HP has been dealing with the rising cost of memory pinching margins.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
As food inflation persists, many of us have been pinching pennies in our grocery budgets.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
He’s been checking her often, her pulse, her eyes, pinching her skin.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
