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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As newlyweds and their families feel the squeeze of $500,000 bills, the celebration can come with a troubling dark side.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Snow drought in the West is thinning snowpack, putting the squeeze on many rivers, including the critical Colorado River.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
With companies feeling the squeeze of high rates and weaker consumption, more workers were going unpaid, getting furloughed, or seeing their hours cut.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Indiana farmers feel the squeeze The problem is personal for Kron, who owns a corn and soybean farm in Evansville.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Snow drought in the West is thinning snowpack, putting the squeeze on many rivers, including the critical Colorado River.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
With companies feeling the squeeze of high rates and weaker consumption, more workers were going unpaid, getting furloughed, or seeing their hours cut.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Indiana farmers feel the squeeze The problem is personal for Kron, who owns a corn and soybean farm in Evansville.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
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“The squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20squeeze. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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