credit crunch
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But prior tightening, a credit crunch and poorly timed fiscal moves turned a temporary disruption into a recession.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
"It's a private credit crunch, rather than a banking-driven credit crunch, that we're worried about."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Despite warnings from banks and investor exits, Walsh views issues in the $3 trillion private credit market as limited, not a widespread credit crunch.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Cass is dismissive of “debt refinancings,” but some of us are old enough to remember the 2008 credit crunch when businesses had trouble issuing commercial paper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Further, for the untold number of hard-working, responsible American workers and businessmen and women who've been forced to go without needed bank loans, the banking credit crunch must end.
From State of the Union Address by George Bush
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