pressure
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The return of cultural artefacts taken from ex-colonies in Africa and elsewhere has become a sensitive issue, with museums, institutions and collectors in Europe and the United States facing pressure to give them back.
From Barron's
SYDNEY—With the Federal Reserve under pressure to cut interest rates more, its counterpart in Australia is facing a different dynamic with implications for global currency and fixed-income markets.
He fought the decision successfully in court, but eventually resigned in the face of what he told the BBC was "intolerable" pressure.
From BBC
These future systems could display real-time information such as changes in temperature, blood flow, or pressure.
From Science Daily
But its leaders face challenges from tensions between its main trading partners the United States and China, along with mounting environmental and social pressures domestically.
From Barron's
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