squeezed

Example Sentences

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Store owners say they are being squeezed for cash over what they claim are minor violations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But when squeezed quickly, they actually become weaker.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Shoppers weren’t in the mood to pay more for staples such as coffee, chocolate, and ice cream as inflation squeezed their wallets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But in the last decade, he says, both the police and Trading Standards - a body enforcing consumer protection laws - have been squeezed.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The wall closest to us has five bookshelves squeezed against one another, forcing the shelves to slump and the books to be stored at angles.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer