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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Even professional workers are feeling the squeeze, as soaring rents outpace the wages needed to live on the Suncoast.
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Atletico are forced back, and PSG apply the squeeze again.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2025
And while much of rural America no longer has nearby access to maternity wards, Miami-Dade and other urban counties are feeling the squeeze, too.
—Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Price increases have hit their ceiling, and many of us are feeling the squeeze.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 July 2025
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Atletico are forced back, and PSG apply the squeeze again.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2025
And while much of rural America no longer has nearby access to maternity wards, Miami-Dade and other urban counties are feeling the squeeze, too.
—Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Price increases have hit their ceiling, and many of us are feeling the squeeze.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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