tight spot
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Deschamps and France were in a tight spot.
From Washington Post
When Pickett finds himself in a tight spot, his eyes tend to drift toward Pickens’ No. 14, regardless of where he may be on the field, one of the reasons Pickens leads the Steelers in receiving yards since Pickett took over at halftime of a Week 4 loss to the New York Jets.
From Seattle Times
"American LNG helped Europe out of a tight spot," says Kate Dourian, of the Energy Institute.
From BBC
One week in as head honcho of Twitter and Elon Musk is in a tight spot: how do you balance the desires of advertisers with your ostensible zeal for free speech?
From Slate
Hong Kong, with its currency effectively tied to the U.S. dollar and economy inextricably linked to China, is in a particularly tight spot.
From Reuters
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