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 in an era where luxury markets have felt the squeeze, Manalapan is proving itself immune.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2025
Other corners of the whiskey market—grain farmers, barrel and glass-bottle makers—are also feeling the squeeze.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
Museums too Connecticut museums that get federal money are also feeling the squeeze.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
While the Harvard survey doesn’t name specific causes, many young Americans may be feeling the squeeze from persistently high inflation and the resumption of student loan payments — especially those still early in their careers, when earnings tend to be lower.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2025
Other corners of the whiskey market—grain farmers, barrel and glass-bottle makers—are also feeling the squeeze.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
Museums too Connecticut museums that get federal money are also feeling the squeeze.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
While the Harvard survey doesn’t name specific causes, many young Americans may be feeling the squeeze from persistently high inflation and the resumption of student loan payments — especially those still early in their careers, when earnings tend to be lower.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 24 Apr. 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 20 May. 2025.
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