pressuring

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He has also been critical of Washington's Nato allies for their unwillingness to join the US in pressuring Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Cisco’s Q4 earnings and revenue forecasts exceed estimates, but elevated memory costs are expected to continue pressuring margins.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Also pressuring TSMC’s margins is an expansion of factories in the U.S., where the cost of operating chip factories is higher than in Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Laura Travnitz, an Altadena resident who lost her home in the fire, recalled an Army Corps contractor pressuring her to remove more than a dozen fire-impacted trees on her lot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

In England, foreign secretary Anthony Eden said he “deeply regretted” the news, and then set about pressuring the French not to overreact.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown