squeeze plays

noun

plural of squeeze play
as in squeezes

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  1. squeezes
  2. threats
  3. swords
  4. terrors
Noun
  • Prices keep climbing Supply squeezes have led to soaring prices worldwide.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And yet each leg up in the market heightens the risk of more Situational Awareness-like squeezes, and of individualized distress giving way to a broader bust.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezes
Noun
  • And as these entities' use and reliance on digital systems expands, so too does their exposure to potential cybersecurity threats.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Alito’s concerns are not unfounded, as threats to members in recent history have raised alarm about justices’ safety.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of threats
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  • Speaking of swords, Sam actually carries one around his San Francisco apartment while schmoozing with reporters over his blamelessness in the OpenAI ouster.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of swords
Noun
  • At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands.
    — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrors
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