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Several other helicopter accidents were reported during the 2025 pilgrimage season, prompting aviation authorities to tighten safety checks and restrict some operations.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Refining margins were $50.3 per barrel, almost three times the level in the year-ago period as the company cited efforts to boost output of diesel and other key products that have seen supplies tighten.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Contributing to growing concerns in the global oil market is the fact that supplies in the market are set to tighten even without further flare-ups in the region.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Australia’s consumer inflation remained elevated in September, backing the case for the central bank to tighten policy further next week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“We must tighten our belts,” says Margaret Thatcher, though she isn't, not personally.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Ugandans returning from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, the health ministry has said, as the country tightens restrictions to contain the spread of Ebola virus.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Hopefully when his right arm tightens up, he’ll step out of the box.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Once contraction begins, this network tightens inward and then returns to its original configuration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

It also codifies and tightens requirements for teacher training, K-3 reading curricula, screening and parental notification, while granting the Massachusetts Department of Education robust powers to enforce transparency and accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

My throat tightens and I swallow hard to suppress a gag.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

"My first reaction was, 'Is this some kind of joke?' But then my body reacted as if I was under stress. My heart started racing, and my stomach tightened up."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The market was tightened further by Chinese export restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

When Apple tightened its privacy rules in 2021, it made it harder for Facebook to track users across apps, something Meta estimated cost it $10 billion in lost revenue in 2022.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

At one struggling pharmacy branch, his team tightened controls over cash handling, stock movements, and cashier operations.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

My body tightened up and I flailed around, trying to get loose.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

For now, Franklin Templeton views a 2022-style tightening cycle — and the steep equity drawdowns that accompanied it — as an unlikely outcome.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

“The combination of persistent inflation pressures and robust consumption should keep further monetary tightening on the agenda, with the December and February meetings potentially in play depending on incoming inflation data.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“There is a high bar for the BOE to deliver tightening in line with market pricing,” BNP Paribas economist Dani Stoilova said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Barkin also supported moving slowing on tightening policy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

His dad pulls back angrily, his jaw tightening.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes