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Print-outs of articles about the global memory chip shortage are pinned beside a price list at a Hong Kong computer shop, offering an explanation to confused customers feeling the pinch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Some workers are feeling the pinch of higher health-insurance premiums.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

And in a pinch, ditch your home entirely and find a public space to stay cool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The move would help alleviate the global pinch on memory chips and potentially reduce prices for American consumers, Apple has argued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Everything had been readied—new shoes that did not pinch, spiral notepads that rustled like dollars from the bank, and yellow pencils sharpened to a decimal point, without a tooth mark to be found.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

The bridge pinches off faster than light could traverse it, rendering it non-traversable.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 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

And by the coast of Scotland, a gigantic lobster pinches a flailing man in its claw.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 28, 2023

His eyes were blue pollen his mouth was blue pollen his neck was too There were pinches of blue pollen at his joints.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

Roggatz, 35, dutifully got to work ridding his grass of the gifts from his dogs, Django and Scout, with a plastic bag pinched between his fingers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Nestle is adapting its product offerings as U.S. consumers, pinched by inflation, shift to bulk or smaller budget packs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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

But firms say the exodus of individual money from the business could ease the competition that’s pinched lending margins and exacerbated the profit pinch from declining interest rates.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

Her mouth was pinched so tight again, I half expected her jaw to squeak when she moved it.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

“And now, here we are. We’re just pinching ourselves and asking, ‘Is it real?'”

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 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

“It feels like somebody pinching you—not softly, either,” said Rodriguez, who works at an internet-service provider.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Klein, who came out of nowhere to rescue the Dodgers with four scoreless innings in the marathon Game 3 of the World Series, was still pinching himself about being recognized in public.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026

I smiled into the window, trying to imagine my twenty-year-old not-yet-mother pinching my uncle’s cheek.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson