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high-pressure

[hahy-presh-er] / ˈhaɪˈprɛʃ ər /






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Plan something around a shared interest, like soccer or baseball, where they’re enjoying the sport together and they don’t have to sit and talk in a high-pressure way — they can just have fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He presented the vast military buildup in the Persian Gulf as a high-pressure negotiating tactic in the short-lived bargaining sessions over Iran’s nuclear enrichment.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Fracking involves injecting high-pressure liquid between layers of rock to force open fissures and release any oil and natural gas stored there.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

"There are eight good teams so it will be a tough stage and all matches will be high-pressure games," said Shadab.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

News of Savery’s engine reached the landgrave of Hesse, and Papin was put to work devising a high-pressure steam pump.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton