tight
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In Nevada, a tight gubernatorial race is unfolding between Lombardo and the state attorney general, Democrat Aaron Ford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
After an eventful two-month stretch for the stock market that featured one of the biggest momentum crashes in recent memory, investors who managed to sit tight through it all are being rewarded once again.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was run by a man in his early 40s with a single gold hoop and a tight gray bun.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
“It does not feel like a tight labor market,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Just before 3:00, I hugged Father and Betsie tight, and walked through the gray slush to the Smedestraat.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve’s inflation problem isn’t only about energy, and bringing inflation down to the Fed’s 2% objective will require tighter policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
He then launched Telegram after being forced out of VKontakte over clashes with Russia's authorities who sought tighter control.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Global equities are only around 1% off their recent all-time highs in early June, while European high-yield spreads are tighter and emerging market and dollar high-yield spreads are broadly the same, according to HSBC.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
We had to go through a rundown part of town, and as we drove past those buildings, I wrapped my jacket tighter around my chest, even though Dad was blasting the heater.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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
And that code binds tightest on the men with the most to acknowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Now, supply is the tightest it’s ever been and memory prices have skyrocketed.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
He took the ball in the tightest of spaces and appeared to have the whole of Wembley to himself.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
That crazy woman woke up this morning, squoze into the tightest pink sweater she has, which is saying something, and hollered, “I’m going to Elizabeth Leefolt’s. Right now, while I got the nerve, Minny.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
