tightness

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Noun
  • As the climate continues to change, one study found 87% of rivers studied in America and Europe are warming - 70% are losing oxygen, which is threatening fish and the environment and economies that revolve around them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today An independent central bank is seen by most (including this newsletter) as the bedrock of a functional economy.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This shift is part of a larger trend toward portfolio diversification and hands-on control over retirement savings.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • However, getting to those savings requires high upfront costs.
    Bertha Coombs, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Tightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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