the squeeze
noun
informal
: a situation that causes feelings of stress and pressure
We are really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job.
The government is putting the squeeze on tax evaders.
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The bottom line: Elo-Rivera will now try to convince his colleagues and the public that the city can put the squeeze on large corporations that rely on San Diego's natural beauty for their profit margins.
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Andrew Keatts, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
The successive announcements reflect the squeeze that Baidu and other firms face in the intensifying AI race in China, particularly following DeepSeek’s recent release.
—John Liu, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Yet as the entire health care industry grapples with rising costs and the lingering damage of the pandemic, even clinics in states that support Planned Parenthood are feeling the squeeze.
—Katie Benner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Looking Ahead: With 14 teams jockeying for at-large position, someone in the SEC was inevitably going to feel the squeeze.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Keatts, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
The successive announcements reflect the squeeze that Baidu and other firms face in the intensifying AI race in China, particularly following DeepSeek’s recent release.
—John Liu, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Yet as the entire health care industry grapples with rising costs and the lingering damage of the pandemic, even clinics in states that support Planned Parenthood are feeling the squeeze.
—Katie Benner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Looking Ahead: With 14 teams jockeying for at-large position, someone in the SEC was inevitably going to feel the squeeze.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the squeeze
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“The squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20squeeze. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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