pressure
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The Omani Information Ministry declined to comment on U.S. pressure to sever links to Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The comments came as bitcoin prices crashed from an October peak above $126,000, fueling anxieties that any potential bitcoin sales by the company could intensify the downward pressure on bitcoin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
She made the decisive break in the 11th game of the opening set before closing it out with a hold to love, and her relentless pressure told again in the second.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Sometimes investors receive shares of a company in a spin and don’t want to hold it, which can put pressure on shares of the newly created company.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The many bolts were worked loose by the pressure of the hydrogen gas building up below the lid.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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