tightened
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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
More than 100 of those businesses were added to the skilled worker sponsorship list after the rules were tightened.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The debacle was a driving force in the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which tightened regulations over governance, accounting and related-party transactions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Golden Arches has been working to win back customers as Americans have tightened their spending in the past two years, particularly lower-income consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Daoud gazed at the huge crowd and tightened his hand on the frying pan.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
