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pressure

[presh-er] / ˈprɛʃ ər /




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However a deep area of low pressure is likely to bring some stormy weather across the north.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The April report was produced when Binance was under pressure over Iran links.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

I wanted him to have friends there to take the pressure off me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

But you had better be able to adapt in a shifting employment landscape, one in which corporate executives might be under more pressure than ever to deliver.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Then the pressure would be back on Kennedy.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

But with energy companies already talking about scheduled power cuts and supermarkets experiencing periodic shortages of some goods, the pressures to leave are growing.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Nobel committee meanwhile says it is not swayed by external pressures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

India’s September inflation figures will offer an early look at price pressures following the Reserve Bank of India’s first interest-rate increase in more than three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The drinks-and-snacks giant cut its full-year outlook, citing pressures on consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Despite the pressures, though, the President did not remove General Grant.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

He recently pressured European allies to further tap their oil reserves.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — helped a woman who has no children and is being pressured to change her will to leave money to her aunt’s children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The company has said it stands by its ratings — two former employees are suing it as they said they were pressured into inflating ratings to attract business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Front-month crude-oil futures settled trading up 0.2% to $92.60 a barrel, pressured by the reopening of the East-West pipeline by Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Against his will, pressured by Úrsula and his officers, he stayed in bed for another week.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Higher diesel prices were already pressuring prices for groceries — especially perishables that are trucked to stores, such as fresh fruits and vegetables.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

There is little margin for error, given the structural forces already pressuring bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In 2021, it enacted a so-called news media bargaining code aimed at pressuring Meta and Google into commercial deals with publishers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The margin that oil refiners demand for producing gasoline, heating oil and diesel has been rising to historic highs, pressuring for one prices of petroleum products used by U.S. consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

My guts are all twisted up over Kristina and her stupid lie, and Dee and her pressuring me, and Mom and our lack of meaningful conversations.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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