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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Even workers with modest 30-minute commutes are feeling the squeeze.
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Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The United States has simultaneously put the squeeze on Havana through an oil blockade that's exacerbated the communist island's energy crisis.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
For lower-income Americans, the squeeze is already here.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Families that felt the squeeze every month do.
—Linda Sánchez, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
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Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The United States has simultaneously put the squeeze on Havana through an oil blockade that's exacerbated the communist island's energy crisis.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
For lower-income Americans, the squeeze is already here.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Families that felt the squeeze every month do.
—Linda Sánchez, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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