pinch point
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The U.S. has plenty of copper in the ground, but smelting capacity is a pinch point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
The Home Office source said "courts are definitely a pinch point and we do need the MoJ to step up and help us with that".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
The Fosters pick up the necessities at the PCH pinch point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
“It’s a pinch point for them when offices aren’t open,” Fuller said.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
We use the example in Portland of the Hawthorne Bridge, which was a main pinch point into downtown.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2023
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