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In financial terms, times when borrowing is difficult.
2. In general business terms, times when increasing costs cannot be
passed onto consumers. The decrease in profits is said to be caused
by a "squeeze" on profit margins.
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to be confused with the short squeeze, which is an upward movement
in price of a stock caused by investors covering their short positions.
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