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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Other sustainable meat businesses are feeling the squeeze, too.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Even organizations like Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity are feeling the squeeze.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Renters like him across the state are feeling the squeeze.
—Claire Murashima, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
The cost of homeownership isn't worth the squeeze, some renters say.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 12 Oct. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Even organizations like Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity are feeling the squeeze.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Renters like him across the state are feeling the squeeze.
—Claire Murashima, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
The cost of homeownership isn't worth the squeeze, some renters say.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 12 Oct. 2024
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 14 Nov. 2024.
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