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While Galushchenko denies any wrongdoing, the scandal has sparked anger as Ukraine's electricity grid is creaking under a barrage of attacks from Russia as the country heads into winter.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

The window to win in Pittsburgh is creaking open.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Meanwhile, a $44 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund is creaking.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service, which funds nearly everything the federal government does, uses information technology that is creaking with old age.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

Your homely floor is creaking for our tread;   The smiling tea-pot with contented spout Thinks of the boiling water, and the bread   Longs for the butter.

From Georgian Poetry 1916-17 Edited by Sir Edward Howard Marsh by Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir