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high-pressure

[hahy-presh-er] / ˈhaɪˈprɛʃ ər /






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Jefferies cuts Nickel Industries to hold from buy, and lowers its price target by 17% to A$1.00/share, citing increasing geopolitical headwinds and higher sulfur prices reducing profit margins of its high-pressure acid leach operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Nathan adds: "You're trying to run a home, you're trying to maintain high-pressure jobs, as well as look after a four-year-old child that's just gone through an awful tragedy. It's impossible on a day-by-day basis."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

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

The stress of our high-pressure careers has left both my wife and me completely miserable.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“Sorry, bud. With the high-pressure system, chances of snow are pretty low. There won’t be any clouds.”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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