under pressure

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It also means the AI buildout is competing for physical resources — land, energy, construction labor, raw materials — that are finite and already under pressure.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

In the company’s do-it-yourself channel, or DIY, same-store sales rose by a low-single-digit rate, with demand weighed down as consumers’ budgets come under pressure from inflation, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The US leader is himself under pressure, with rising energy costs beginning to bite at home.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Small ring molecules behave somewhat like bent branches under pressure.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

In tiny print below the letter, newspaper editors, under pressure from the FBI, the police, and a committee of museum directors, explained that they would not publish any more of the mysterious advertisements.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett