tightened
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Security was tightened around the Election Commission headquarters on Tuesday, with police barricading roads along the route between parliament and the commission's office.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Access to the cockpit was tightened after the September 11 atrocities in the United States, where attackers were able to gain access and crash the planes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The analysts say elevated oil prices remain the key near-term risk for Japanese airlines as the U.S.-Iran conflict has tightened energy markets and kept Brent crude around $100 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Refiners have increasingly sought alternative barrels from Latin America and elsewhere as availability of comparable Middle Eastern grades has tightened, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The wool thinned and tightened and transformed into yarn, as if by magic.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
