Example Sentences

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Drought and tight cattle supplies are squeezing American beef production and inflating prices in the grocery aisle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Tariffs are squeezing small businesses that hire kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The government is squeezing drug companies, insurers, and healthcare providers on prices; the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies has cut plan enrollment; and Merck took a big one-time charge related to an acquisition.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

One famous example was Inky, the octopus that escaped from New Zealand's National Aquarium in 2016 by squeezing through a drainpipe and making its way back to the ocean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Natalie crawled inside anyway, squeezing in between beach balls and Styrofoam coolers and pool noodles that floated in the floodwater.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz