tighten
Example Sentences
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The reader feels the noose tighten and shares Ms. Chang’s distress as it becomes evident after 2018 that she can no longer visit her home country—or her mother’s deathbed.
Paulson pointed to the late 1990s as a historical parallel, when the Fed refrained from tightening despite rapid growth and was ultimately rewarded with low inflation and falling unemployment.
From Barron's
This week’s example: The House Administration Committee will today mark up legislation that would tighten the restrictions on lawmakers who engage in stock trading.
Cooper promised more "assertive action" to "tighten the chokehold" on the shadow fleet with more "disruption" and "enforcement measures".
From BBC
Lee and Takaichi have also agreed to boost economic cooperation - a pledge that comes as China has been tightening its export of rare earths and dual-use goods to Japan.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
