pressuring

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How much of this campaign is about pressuring tech platforms?

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

In many workplaces, a senior staff member pressuring a junior colleague into performing a task which violates industry rules would be met with a swift and significant punishment.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Securing Xi’s help in pressuring Iran to accept peace terms was high on Trump’s agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The oil price surge lifted energy and other costs such as transportation of goods, pressuring gross profit margins for many companies.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“After the way Rachel was pressuring me, I didn’t think I would ever tell anyone ever again. But when your post went up, I should have told you. Maybe I could have helped. Deleted it.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows