tighten
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Several other helicopter accidents were reported during the 2025 pilgrimage season, prompting aviation authorities to tighten safety checks and restrict some operations.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Roughly 300 members of the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee in attendance at the meeting, called the fifth plenum, will be looking to tighten discipline within their ranks, according to state media.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The idea is to tighten financial conditions enough to restrain inflation, which could eventually pressure equity prices.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
Consumer prices, excluding fresh food, climbed 2.1% in September from a year earlier, which will likely reinforce market views that the Bank of Japan will tighten policy settings in December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He tried to tighten up his face into a mask of insouciance, worldliness, and control.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Ugandans returning from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, the health ministry has said, as the country tightens restrictions to contain the spread of Ebola virus.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Hopefully when his right arm tightens up, he’ll step out of the box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
As chapters grow shorter, options become fewer and the tension tightens, yet surprises continue into the book’s finale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Once contraction begins, this network tightens inward and then returns to its original configuration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
She tightens her lips over her braces, trying to look tough, but she looks ridiculous.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
When Apple tightened its privacy rules in 2021, it made it harder for Facebook to track users across apps, something Meta estimated cost it $10 billion in lost revenue in 2022.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
At one struggling pharmacy branch, his team tightened controls over cash handling, stock movements, and cashier operations.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
In a final scramble for votes as polls have tightened in recent days—with some now showing a statistical tie—da Silva is targeting Brazilians over the age of 70.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
There have been many periods when the Fed has tightened only a few times, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
As though she read Koffi’s mind, Adiah started to pull away, but Koffi tightened her grip.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Barkin also supported moving slowing on tightening policy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Many locations rolled out subsidies to attract data centers before the backlash and are now walking back some of those incentives and tightening their permitting process, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Even if consumers fume about higher prices, they aren’t tightening their belts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Warsh acknowledged that inflation remained too high, but noted that there were other signs - such as tightening credit conditions - that the economy was moving in the right direction.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Please close your eyes,” he begs, his jaw tightening.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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