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Batteries can soak up cheap power during times of low demand and discharge power when supplies are tight, or be tapped for services that help keep the grid stable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Samsung Electronics' chief financial officer said this week shortages of microchips that store digital data will likely deepen in 2027 and stay tight through 2028.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Samsung , whose stock finished almost flat on Thursday after reporting record quarterly profit, was also “very consistent in the messaging, saying that the memory is going to remain tight into 2028 and potentially beyond.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
In California, an incredibly tight housing market and high rents are fueling a new generation of real estate scams that take advantage of people desperate to find an affordable place to live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Dazed and blinded, I held tight to the handlebar.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Money is getting tighter for America’s hundreds of thousands of homeowners associations, and they are extending a shorter financial leash to their residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
In a month’s time, global benchmark Brent crude could be trading at around $85 to $90 a barrel, with petroleum product markets remaining tighter than crude prices suggest, said Innes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Madrid has sent troops to boost security, while France announced tighter checks on its border with Spain and Italy called for the country to be suspended from Europe's open-borders Schengen zone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“On the BOJ’s explicit mandates of inflation and economic activity, the case for materially tighter policy remains limited,” Tang adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The more I try to break free, the tighter it gets.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
In February, for instance, the U.S.-Japan 2-year-yield spread was the tightest since early 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Series creator Christopher Storer conveys this in the briefest, tightest shots of hands lovingly plating food, as well as in panoramic views of the series as a whole.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Now, supply is the tightest it has ever been and memory prices have skyrocketed.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Until this year, the tightest margin of victory belonged to Al Unser, Jr., who pipped Scott Goodyear to the line by 0.043 seconds in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
“Not the positronic brain, sir. Too many factors are involved in that, and there is the tightest possible government supervision.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
