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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Trump vowed to put the squeeze on China and Europe through tariffs and other means during his campaign and has signaled his intent to leave the Paris climate deal again. —

Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024 Pharmacy benefit managers have been putting the squeeze on providers and consumers now have alternatives like mail order. —

Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024 Still, decreasing reimbursement rates from pharmacy benefit managers and health plans are putting the squeeze on drug stores' budgets. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 China’s regulators began putting the squeeze on Apple as early as 2017, when new laws meant Apple’s own servers could no longer be used to run iCloud for Chinese users. —

Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the squeeze