tighten
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At a time when the BOE was trying to tighten monetary policy, it intervened in a way that stopped the pension fund selling spiral and stabilized gilts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered immediate measures to tighten gun control, suspending the discount purchase scheme and the issuing of all purchase licences.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Realized volatility and implied volatility are getting really tight, and there’s probably not much room for them to tighten further,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
A proposed bill to tighten safety protocols at stone fabrication shops and publish reports of compliance was put on hold in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
When she felt his arms tighten around her, she pushed him away.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Now, it means showing up to support them as immigration enforcement tightens its grip.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
From here, returns will depend less on who reports the biggest backlog than on who can keep shipping when supply catches up — or when Beijing tightens the gate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He has played 410 minutes, the second fewest of the four leading contenders, which could become decisive if the race tightens.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“It can fall if ETF flows turn negative, bond yields rise, the dollar strengthens, stocks sell off, regulation tightens, or geopolitical fear turns into panic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
He goes still and his grip on the rail tightens.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
Refined metal has repriced; approved wafer supply has tightened enough to turn a quarterly loss into an $11.1 million profit within a year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Beijing, which considers Tibet an inalienable part of its territory, has only tightened its control since.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
In the aftermath of the disaster, dam construction laws were tightened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The rules were tightened in July 2025 to restrict the scheme mostly to graduate-level employees who would be earning at least £41,700.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Like everything was being tightened up and shrunk down and squeezed into a too, too tiny space.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Many moved into buying Iranian oil after President Trump started tightening sanctions in 2018, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In yet another sign that the company is tightening its focus on commercial AI applications, Google disbanded its AlphaFold research team in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Taliban government celebrates five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with the authorities hailing their country's "freedom" and security, while critics decry tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Investors viewed the weaker payrolls backdrop as reducing the likelihood of near-term Fed tightening, thereby easing a key valuation headwind for risk assets,” said Chew.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
From the corner of my eye, I could see Mrs. Kuen clasp her hands, her grip tightening as I played.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
