crunch

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But the fuel crunch now threatens their livelihoods.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The company has faced a computing power crunch that has led to outages, throttling and slower performance for its Claude AI model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

So while driving Indy cars 177 miles in a circle may seem wasteful during a gas crunch, Sunday’s race will have a negligible affect on the price and availability of fuel at service stations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A major fire has broken out at one of Australia's two oil refineries, deepening fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

I hold the elephant in my lap, crunch his body.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na