the squeeze
noun
informal
: a situation that causes feelings of stress and pressure
We are really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job.
The government is putting the squeeze on tax evaders.
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Labor market data underscore the squeeze.
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Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
While all consumers are feeling the squeeze on their budgets as inflation and tariffs impact everyday products, parents are especially overwhelmed, reports my colleague Madeline Mitchell.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The capricious enforcement of those rules born out of the robber baron days was one way to put the squeeze on.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
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Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
While all consumers are feeling the squeeze on their budgets as inflation and tariffs impact everyday products, parents are especially overwhelmed, reports my colleague Madeline Mitchell.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The capricious enforcement of those rules born out of the robber baron days was one way to put the squeeze on.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the squeeze
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“The squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20squeeze. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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