tightly
Example Sentences
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Recent projections from CRU, a London-based commodities-data provider, show China losing market share by the end of the decade in many of the elements and minerals it had most tightly controlled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Even a small liquidation in such a tightly coupled system can produce a chain reaction with major consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The blood-brain barrier is a tightly controlled protective boundary that separates circulating blood from brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Now, “Best Medicine” lets Charles leans into the push and pull of the comedy and drama within his tightly wound alter ego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Alexander held tightly to Cassiopeia, and Cassiopeia held just as tightly to Beowulf.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
