pinched
Example Sentences
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Big picture: Higher inflation has pinched households and raised costs for businesses.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
He pinched the hose, directing any residual water to the ash pit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Sales there have been challenged, Falorni says, partly owing to lower-income consumers feeling pinched.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
More recently, “the manufacturers have been pinched with the tariffs,” said Geoffrey Pohanka, a dealer in the Washington, D.C., area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
I pinched a corner, pulled the paper away from the professor’s knees, and passed it up to my dad.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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