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are pinching

  • present progressive
    of pinch.
    pinch
    verb (used with object)
    to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.

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Builders are pinching pennies to maintain profits in a stagnant housing market, choosing lower-end fixtures and synthetic over natural materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

For migrants with relatives relying on money they send back, higher prices are pinching families twice: at home and abroad.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022

Supply constraints are pinching Tesla as the competition he awakened gets its act together.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2022

He knows that they are pinching family budgets.

From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2022

Connie, I can see so plainly that when she has finished the education which her parents are pinching themselves to give her she will use it to establish herself as far as possible from them.'

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