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It's not just charities in the South feeling the pinch though, with Southampton taxi driver Neil McLean asking "what can we do?" about the soaring costs.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

While Europe’s regulatory road for data centers will likely be tougher, “the first pinch point is going to be access to power,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Companies might feel the pinch of sharply higher funding costs, and bond prices would likely react more to bigger, faster hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Disruption in the strait could cause Egypt to feel the pinch too, as the Red Sea serves as the gateway to the Suez Canal, upon which Cairo relies for crucial foreign revenue.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

She felt the pinch of her first loose tooth from so many years ago.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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

I lay my head all the way back, stretching to make sure no skin pinches or pulls.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

But stocks look set to shake off the macroeconomic concerns that pinched them on Tuesday with a flattish open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

With many Americans already feeling pinched after postpandemic inflation drove up the prices of goods and services, that could be a recipe for even greater economic malaise.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

“It hit bat, then hand and pinched my hand onto the bat. Next pitch, I swung. I could swing, and I swung again. As the adrenaline wore off, pain got a little bit more.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

One postcard dated in 1967 included an apology that the author had "started to write in pencil but Tony pinched my pen".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

She shrieked as if she had been pinched.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The sister of Hollywood actor Matthew Rhys said her family had been "pinching ourselves all week" following his historic Emmy success.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

At the Unitree booth, a robot made a sandwich with two slices of bread and a single piece of lettuce, pinching the leaf to assemble it.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“He was always pinching himself about the life that he had — the stories, the adventures, and his luck.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

He answered even simple questions with lengthy explanations, speaking in a quick, torrential style and snapping his fingers or pinching the air for emphasis.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Anya groaned and kept herself from pinching the bridge of her nose.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack