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pressure cooker

NOUN
heavy pot with airtight lid
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But there was, indeed, a brief aperture of time in the pressure cooker of 2020 when it all seemed possible.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

These are the bitter ingredients that seasoned the chef Anthony Bourdain inside the pressure cooker of the restaurant industry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Halliday says McInnes "knows the pressure cooker he's stepping into".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

This year’s UConn team shows just how well a team can respond when they are handpicked for his pressure cooker.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

Four eyes in two hulking bodies; they put me in a pressure cooker.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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