tighten
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Under the Biden administration, the Medicare agency began to tighten payments tied to coding, also known as risk scores or risk adjustment.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Apple has been paying a premium to buy up memory chips in what Goldberg believes is a “is part of a deliberate strategy for the company to tighten conditions for its competitors.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Her claims have triggered demonstrations, promises to tighten the law and criticism that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has bungled his response.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The cells produced much less nitric oxide, which helps blood vessels relax and widen, and more endothelin-1, which causes vessels to tighten.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
There wasn’t much his companions could do other than tighten the tourniquet.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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