straitened 1 of 2

adjective

as in pinched

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straitened

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verb

past tense of straiten
as in reduced

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  1. reduced
  2. insolvent
  3. bankrupt
Adjective
  • Inadequate planting holes or wrong-sized containers cause plants to wilt and may result in damaged foliage and reduced flowering.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Several investor rights firms are threatening class actions against into Suja Life after its stock plummeted following disappointing Q2 earnings and reduced guidance, attributed to grocery channel weakness.
    — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • Last year, through Luxury Holdings LLC, Kristen and Peter Kern, previously CEO of Expedia, acquired La Perla, which had been declared insolvent after changing hands for years.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • To be sure, Social Security's trust fund is six years away from becoming insolvent, at which point the 70 million people who receive monthly benefits could see a 22% cut to their payments.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of insolvent
Adjective
  • After the property crisis cuts off family support, a filmmaker returns from the US to find his home demolished by a bankrupt father who once shaped Shenzhen’s skyline.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Social Security would not become bankrupt, but benefits would be constrained by incoming revenue unless Congress acts.
    — Thomas Hager, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of bankrupt
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