high-pressure
Example Sentences
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A so-called "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa trapped under a high-pressure system over western Europe is behind the sort of heat not usually seen until high summer.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
This sort of high-pressure environment usually results in increased levels of stress and anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
By 2013, the Bureau of Street Lighting had swapped more than half of the city’s 220,000 high-pressure sodium lamps with LED bulbs, and the department has systematically converted the rest in the years since.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The man who left Scotland with just enough cash to place a wild bet on himself still appreciates the pay-offs from inhabiting this high-pressure world where his healing hands can provide a critical assist.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
That April he was taken off high-pressure code breaking and discharged from active duty in the Army.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
