straitened 1 of 2

adjective

as in pinched

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straitened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of straiten
as in reduced

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  1. reduced
  2. insolvent
  3. bankrupt
Adjective
  • At the Paks nuclear reactor, Hungary decided to reduce output to 25 percent in the wake of reduced water levels.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This was a reduced version called by new offensive coordinator Nathan Scheelhaase, with minimal opponent-specific game planning and facing the Chiefs’ backups.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • There was plenty of evidence on this point, the most important being that the Kittrells were being chased by creditors at the time of their transfers and the transfers left them insolvent and unable to satisfy their debts.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It is projected to go insolvent in 2032, at which point seniors would receive a roughly one-quarter cut in benefits across the board.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of insolvent
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  • Topline Google agreed to pay $10 million for an enormous trove of business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines—raising questions about what happens to privacy after a company goes belly up and AI swoops in.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Most bankrupt airlines are purchased whole, including their data, by another airline which folds it into those operations.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bankrupt
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