pressure cooker
Example Sentences
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“That kind of pressure cooker, over time, has an effect on somebody. That has affected who he is now.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Alicia describes the panto experience as a "little pressure cooker" as they're up against tight turnarounds and short runs.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
Human beings weren’t meant to create art in this particular kind of pressure cooker.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
It was, quite simply, the first pressure cooker, a sealed bain-marie.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
