I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a credit crunch/squeeze (= a situation in which people are not allowed as much credit as before )
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Due to a credit squeeze, interest rates rose.
be a tight squeeze/fit
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Six in the car will be a tight squeeze.
pull/squeeze the trigger
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He took aim and squeezed the trigger.
screw/squeeze your eyes shut (= shut your eyes tight )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
gently
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Breathing can be stimulated by gently squeezing the tail, and if the pup squeaks it is most likely to survive.
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Gently squeeze lemons open and place / 2 teaspoon salt in center of each.
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As he gently squeezes , she will release from 5 to 20 eggs which he fertilises.
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Kate saw two young, surprised black eyes under heavy eyebrows as she gently squeezed the trigger.
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It was as if my heart were being gently squeezed .
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His arm went around her, squeezing gently , a reassuring, comforting gesture.
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To cure the fault, gently squeeze the segments of the female terminal together with a small pair of pliers.
in
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She watched Sandra squeeze in with him.
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Still, we managed to squeeze in a lunch here, a dinner there.
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Not one more passenger could have squeezed in .
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You may have buzzed around like a maniac, squeezing in as many errands as time and traffic would allow.
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But Rebecca Hall insisted the challenge stipulated that five people must squeeze in together.
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Then to top it all, two of Mary's friends squeezed in with several more parcels.
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I have to bend my head forward to squeeze in .
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The humans and their needs had to be squeezed in when time and space permitted.
out
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But by the 1930s the Gloucestershire Old Spot was being squeezed out by faster growing modern hybrids.
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He shuts his eyes and tears squeeze out from his eyelids and fall down his poor old face.
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Any excess liquid is squeezed out of the mixture.
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No girdle would squeeze out the illusion of a girlish figure once that form departed.
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The independent schemes, like ourselves, need help or they are in danger of being squeezed out .
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A mature orange tree can squeeze out 250 to 300 oranges.
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What I think we shall see is a massive squeezing out in the industry and more farmers getting together.
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Shrunken Styrofoam heads are a special favorite, the heads taking on alien features as air squeezes out of the foam.
through
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Some one had obviously picked them, and squeezed through .
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Twenty years ago this road was overgrowing with alders, but you could still squeeze through .
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The tube is too narrow even for the nucleus, which only just squeezes through .
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Ludens helped her push and they squeezed through .
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Police barricades are set up to allow one lane of traffic, each way, to squeeze through .
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She turned then, tugging at the wire-mesh fence, squeezing through .
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In New York the Constitution squeezed through by a mere three votes30 to 27.
■ NOUN
arm
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He squeezed my arm to make sure I got the point.
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The lover chuckled and squeezed her arm .
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Her friend squeezed her arm and winked across at her.
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Unconsciously she kept squeezing Franca's arm .
finger
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The fingers squeezed my flesh gently.
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Her shoulders shook, her mouth compressed; she knotted her fingers and squeezed the blood out of them.
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He imagined her delicate fingers squeezing and crushing at him in the same way.
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He was surprised at its strength as it curled sic three inch long body around his index finger , and squeezed .
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The fingers are used to squeeze and pull the clay until it becomes thin enough to form the wall of the pot.
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Spike grabbed both ants with his fingers and squeezed the heads until the bodies fell away.
hand
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With your hands squeeze the ingredients together until they make a ball.
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The boy's hand is squeezed by the weeping wife.
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With a quick gesture Newt held the box fast with his left hand and squeezed a plastic rectangle with his right.
juice
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Shelley cut a grapefruit in half and squeezed the juice .
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Drinks are hand-shaken and only freshly squeezed juices are used for mixing.
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Grate the rind of the lime finely and squeeze the juice from the lime.
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Freshly squeezed organic juices also available.
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These men were wealthy and the rum was politeness rather than a bribe, particularly the effort of squeezing fresh orange juice .
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In the meantime, grate the rind from one of the oranges and squeeze the juice from this and a second orange.
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Cut the lime and squeeze the juice over before serving.
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Grate the rind from the remainder of this one and the second lime and squeeze out the juice from both.
lemon
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Gently squeeze lemons open and place / 2 teaspoon salt in center of each.
margin
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Giant and inefficient marketing boards have had the opposite effect of their nominal purpose, and have further squeezed farmers' margins .
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Financial stocks dropped on concern that Treasury bonds yields are headed up, squeezing banks profit margins .
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Falling stock markets and a lack of merger activity have squeezed margins and profits in investment banks.
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But deflation is also squeezing corporate margins and making it harder to tackle the high levels of corporate and national debts.
money
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So the only way to squeeze the money supply is to reduce the public's savings.
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He keeps delaying matters so he can squeeze more money out of me.
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If he kept his nerve he would squeeze more money out of Bill Coleby.
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But neither can the scheme continue unless Sri Lankans are squeezed for more money .
profit
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Falling stock markets and a lack of merger activity have squeezed margins and profits in investment banks.
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Financial stocks dropped on concern that Treasury bonds yields are headed up, squeezing banks profit margins.
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The wage explosions also had an immediate economic impact: by jacking up costs they squeezed profits further and boosted inflation.
shoulder
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I stand up, walk across, and squeeze her shoulder .
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She squeezed his shoulder comfortingly and stepped away as Eddie reappeared with a cloth wrapped bundle.
trigger
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I cocked the old gun and squeezed the trigger , and it just went forward too slowly to fire a round.
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Then, swallowing once, he shut his eyes and squeezed the trigger .
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He snapped off a shot, hardly even bothering to point the gun before he squeezed the trigger .
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Breathing becomes slower, then more shallow and finally the shooter holds about half a breath and squeezes the trigger .
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He squeezed the trigger and the echo of the shot blasted all around the stairwell.
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Leese rolled the throttle open to the indent starting position and squeezed the trigger switch on his collective.
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He held the piece up and sighted it, squeezing the trigger , allowing the hammer to fall on an empty chamber.
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I squeeze the trigger , recoil, smell the metallic smoke, hear the shotgun crack.
water
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After washing, squeeze water out with a towel and leave to dry naturally for about 15 minutes.
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I rinsed the sponge as well as I could, lathered it, squeezed much black water out of it.
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She had taken them off and Spike had squeezed the water from them.
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Press spinach against strainer with a large spoon to squeeze out as much water as possible.
■ VERB
continue
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It seems inevitable that the flattening process will continue and that middle managers will continue to be squeezed .
feel
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Creed opened his mouth to call her back, but clamped it shut when he felt his own arm squeezed even harder.
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She felt a tear squeeze itself from the corner of her eye.
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As the flickering tongue scooped inside her shallow navel, so she felt gentle hands squeezing her pliant gourds.
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She felt as if some one had squeezed her heart hard and painfully.
manage
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Still, we managed to squeeze in a lunch here, a dinner there.
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It took the better part of an hour, but in the end we managed to squeeze everything in.
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The Kings managed to squeeze in one last bit of frustration before the All-Star break.
try
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He tried squeezing through the bars but it was impossible to escape.
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Having grabbed the idea of the airline with both hands, Branson was now trying to squeeze him out of the operation altogether.
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Or you could be sensible and stop trying to squeeze the last drop of current from the transformer!
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The world's biggest aircraft-leasing firm will now try to squeeze concessions from its hapless bondholders.
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Every time she tried to move he squeezed his grip and she felt herself begin to black out.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Squeeze the lemons and pour the juice into a jug.
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a horrible doll that cried when you squeezed it
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Alice squeezed my arm affectionately, and said goodbye.
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Alice squeezed the wet sponge.
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Cathy gently squeezed my hand.
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Cuts in federal funding are squeezing public housing agencies.
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I squeezed the toothpaste tube, but nothing came out.
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I squeezed through a hole in the hedge into the garden.
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I can't squeeze any more tomato paste out of this tube.
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I don't think I can squeeze any more files into this drawer.
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I start the day with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.
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It's no use trying to squeeze yourself into clothes that are too small for you.
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The bus was already full but someone opened the doors and another passenger squeezed in.
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The tunnel was so narrow that only one person at a time could squeeze into it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bring all four edges to the top to form a little parcel and squeeze to secure. 4.
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Earnings growth is also being squeezed.
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I cocked the old gun and squeezed the trigger, and it just went forward too slowly to fire a round.
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Research showed the region had many recreational activities squeezed into a compact area, said Herder.
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She turned around and scampered back across the footpath to the gate, squeezed under and crept to the dish.
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The humans and their needs had to be squeezed in when time and space permitted.
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They pushed and squeezed their way out of the jute field.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
tight
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Pausing just before stepping out into view, she absorbed the scene with a tight squeeze inside her heart.
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Despite the tight squeeze , the office has graced Borrego Springs with a personal touch over the decades.
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Voice over Once inside, it was clear just what a tight squeeze it would be.
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It was a tight squeeze and she tore her jacket.
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If you do it would be a tight squeeze for you all in Tom's house.
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There were only ninety of them, but it was a tight squeeze .
■ NOUN
credit
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This situation would occur in circumstances as in the late 1960s, when due to a credit squeeze , interest rates rose.
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In 1974 his property and investment group also faced problems brought on by a credit squeeze and downturn in the building market.
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The government responded to the payments crisis with a credit squeeze .
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It won't be affected by the credit squeeze ...?
■ VERB
feel
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The juiciest orange feels the squeeze .
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An important moment had arrived and he could feel the inconvenient squeeze of moral choice.
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All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze .
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Fears of mortgage defaults are adding pressure to an already depressed property market, while reports of industry feeling the squeeze proliferated.
give
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Then pulls me down beside her, and gives me a sisterly squeeze .
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His hand came out and took hold of her ankle, gave it a squeeze and a shake.
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So I settled for dusting off his shoulder and giving it a quick squeeze .
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All you know is that the big guy has placed his hand on your shoulder and given it a friendly squeeze .
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A worker stimulates the grub to produce its silk by giving it a little squeeze .
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She reached out a hand, gave mine a squeeze .
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None of the reptiles are venomous, although some of these boa constrictors could give a nasty squeeze .
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She slipped her hand into his, and he gave it a squeeze before he released it.
hold
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Squeeze the legs together 30 times, holding each squeeze for 1 second.
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Extend both legs forwards and squeeze them together 30 times holding each squeeze for 1 second.
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Sitting with legs outstretched, squeeze the legs together 30 times, holding each squeeze for 1 second.
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Place your hands on your lower thighs and squeeze the legs together 30 times, holding each squeeze for 1 second.
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Repeat 20 times, holding each squeeze for 1 second.
put
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In summary, Warwickshire's batting is usually adequate as long as the bowlers are able to put a squeeze on the opposition.
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Look, President Clinton might host some questionable coffees, but he never would put the squeeze on a Brownie!
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The Treasury number two has targeted the most vulnerable in the drive to put the squeeze on government spending.
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Secondly, its effect could only be to put the squeeze on landowners who sat in the path of the reservoir.
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Democratic plans for Medicare rely mostly on putting a squeeze on health care providers, such as hospitals and doctors.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Small businesses are beginning to feel the financial squeeze .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Squeeze the legs together 30 times, holding each squeeze for 1 second.
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A lovely white hand, spangled and professionally looked after, gripped Lois's arm for an intimate squeeze .
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But the study also offers a sobering reminder about the financial squeeze on families at the bottom.
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Despite squeezes on capital expenditure in this sector, total sales did increase slightly to £9.3m from £8.3m in 1991.
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She reached out a hand, gave mine a squeeze .
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Then put on your rubber gloves and give the meat a good squeeze with both hands.