tighten
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China could tighten security along its frontier to prepare for potential instability or refugee flows.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
By intentionally scripting ways to tighten these familial bonds from an early age—and recognizing the dynamics that can challenge them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Ministers said on Tuesday they would tighten up rules, promote competition and give customers clearer compensation routes if things go wrong.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
A number of attendees voiced concerns that market conditions and local backlash to AI data centers could cause the funding market to tighten, slowing down projects and derailing deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
As we reviewed my videos, we talked about my tendency to overthink my performance, which made me tighten up.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Hopefully when his right arm tightens up, he’ll step out of the box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
As chapters grow shorter, options become fewer and the tension tightens, yet surprises continue into the book’s finale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Once contraction begins, this network tightens inward and then returns to its original configuration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The artificial-intelligence data-center build-out is boosting copper demand just as supply tightens — a combination that could keep pushing the metal higher, even if the debasement trade cools.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
My hand tightens against the back of the dining room chair.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Raised eyebrows and brief eye closure increased perceptions of confidence, while lowered brows and tightened eyes suggested uncertainty or doubt.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Lula tightened up environmental monitoring and penalties for illegal logging.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Japan tightened rules for permanent residency this month, with foreigners required to have higher annual incomes and greater fluency in Japanese.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
That in turn, de Croo warned, had tightened space for developing countries to access the capital they needed to combat the shocks, with rising interest rates feeding into increasing debt payments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Neel’s stomach tightened around the small amount of rice he’d managed to swallow.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
South Korea’s central bank held its policy rate steady after two consecutive increases, pausing its tightening as inflation eased but remained above target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Nomura analysts reckon that BSP will see the uptick in core inflation as a sign of more second-round effects that warrant additional tightening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Several countries in the region have announced tightening of surveillance measures and enhanced screening for visitors.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Yet analysts fret over GM’s stagnating sales volumes and tightening consumer budgets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
It is almost impossible to tighten the orbicularis oculi, pars orbitalis on demand, and it is equally difficult to stop it from tightening when we smile at something genuinely pleasurable.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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