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squeeze

[skweez] / skwiz /






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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says under a new loan program, Canadian airlines facing “significant financial pressures” from higher fuel prices could access up to C$150 million in financing to alleviate the balance-sheet squeeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Their involvement now raises the specter of another squeeze on energy markets already beleaguered by closures on the Strait of Hormuz.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, America’s beef shortage could last another two years, a long time for the ranchers and meat processors already feeling the squeeze.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“There are people who truly need to maximize their income and squeeze everything out of it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Akira reached around Sue, took the reins, and with a click of her tongue and a squeeze of her legs, they took off into the dark, smoky woods, Morris roaring angrily at their escape.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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