crimped

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The moves crimped the economic lifeline the Emirates have long provided to Iran amid heavy sanctions by the West.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The positive impact is crimped by lower credit growth, but they nonetheless raise their FY 2027 earnings forecasts for the major banks by between 3% and 4%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The stock has dropped 12% over the past year amid worries about a slowdown in consumer spending that has crimped sales growth in the company’s beauty and healthcare segments.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

The company has been using the round, pie-shape sandwich with distinct crimped edges since 1996.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

His face was crimped in an of-course-I-remember look as he searched for page forty.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat