pinch
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Many analysts also say that a booming stock market, fueled in large part by investor enthusiasm over AI, is helping offset the economic pinch of higher yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Wilson is one of countless people in small rural locations around Scotland who are feeling the pinch as they need their cars for work and everyday life.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It’s one of those things you just pinch yourself. You know it’s going to stop at some point but you just go along for the ride.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Quebec and Ontario provinces in eastern Canada, the country's economic powerhouses, are especially expected to feel the pinch, they said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
She was a loyal friend, calm in a crisis, resourceful in a pinch, and optimistic to a fault.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
“Would a frugal businessman,” Blanche asked, “would a man who pinches pennies, repay a $130,000 debt to the tune of $420,000?”
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
I remember to duck in time before Hamid Uncle pinches my cheek, and repeat the words of farewell.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
The war in Iran has pinched Central Valley farmers — already struggling with water supply and other issues — by driving up fertilizer prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
“Consumers remain generous in their tipping, for example. Sometimes if someone is feeling pinched at the pocket they might pull back on tipping, but none of that is happening.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He set down his milkshake and pinched the bridge of his nose, like he was getting a headache just thinking about it.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"This is the stuff of dreams and I'm pinching myself that it's happening," Taylor adds.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
At the same time, Facebook owner Meta Platforms said its data-center spending was pinching free cash flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
Sheed screamed, pinching his wrist where Mr. Flux’s minion had pricked him with her terrifying needle.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
