pressure
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Pressure cook for 4 whistles on medium to high heat before turning off the stove.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Pressure could come from both supply and demand.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Pressure around the issue has mounted for months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Vik adds: "Pressure is nice because it makes diamonds."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
In France ’tis the Pressure of the Moon that causes the Tides; but in England ’tis the sea that Gravitates towards the Moon...The very Essence of Things is totally chang’d.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Vocabulary lists containing pressure
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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