tightness
Example Sentences
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Copper prices have reached record highs driven by both supply tightness and a surge in demand led by efforts to boost the build-out of AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
It also recently imported some fuel supplies from India—one of Russia’s biggest oil buyers—in a rare move that underscores the tightness in the products market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
England later said she had suffered "tightness" in her left calf - the same leg as the recent injury - and left the field as a precaution.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Energy inventories are rapidly shrinking, with U.S. crude stocks down 16 million barrels in the latest week, indicating continued near-term tightness.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Jon could see it in his eyes, the tightness around his mouth, the flush to those round cheeks.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
