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Squeeze

Period when stocks or commodities futures increase in price and investors who have sold short must cover their short positions to prevent loss of large amounts of money.

Credit Squeeze

A situation in which it is difficult to finance through borrowing. A credit squeeze often occurs when economic growth is declining and/or when interest rates rise. The Federal Reserve is often blamed for credit squeezes when they raise target interest rates, but it may occur through private sector actions as well, such as a systemic rise in bad debt. See also: Credit crunch.

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Transcripts of the wiretap surveillance of Corcoran (conducted by the Truman administration from 1945 to 1947) show how Fortas teamed up with him to work the squeeze play on a financier trying to avoid prosecution for draft evasion.

Dishonest Abe; how LBJ's favorite Supreme Court justice became the prototype of Washington's valueless lawyers

If the aforementioned play was a squeeze play and the Cubs made no effort to retire Edmonds and Drew was put out at first base, the run would not count since Drew, the batter-runner, made the third out before reaching first base.

Baseball Rules Corner

Pitcher delivers to the catcher, who rolls the ball out in front of the plate to simulate a squeeze play.

A total defensive program

DiTommasso led off for Burncoat in the bottom of the fourth, and eventually stole home on a suicide squeeze play for a 6-5 lead.

Burncoat rebounds from opening-day loss

He should understand that runners on second and third can look in and read the pitch-out sign, enabling them to get the third-base coach to take off the squeeze play.

In the hands of the receiver

Ortiz tried to score on a squeeze play, but was tagged out well short of home plate.

Murray magical in Milford's win

After tying the game at 2-2 with no outs and runners on second and third base, Arendsen called a squeeze play and batter Neena Bryant whiffed at the pitch.

Ducks miss chances, fall to No. 1 ASU

Junior left fielder Nikki Fountain scored on a squeeze play - Maria Shader reached first on a fielders' choice - in the bottom of the sixth for the winning run.

Mountaineers squeak by top-ranked BC High

The Ducks responded when Salling scored on a squeeze play by Joanna Gail in the fourth inning.