pressure
Example Sentences
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There’s increasing pressure to play early-round games in on-campus stadiums, which are simpler and less expensive to stage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
As China exports more than it imports, the upward pressure on its currency is “an equilibrium outcome,” Trivedi and the team observe.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
The $12.3 billion fund—a business-development company called FS KKR Capital FSK -1.00%decrease; red down pointing triangle —has been under pressure since last year, when it disclosed its largest investment was underwater.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
India has so far avoided raising petrol and diesel prices despite mounting pressure on state-run fuel retailers.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“Not the best, not the worst. There’s less pressure, sort of, knowing this summer can be the end if I want. A few people apologized about pushing me and Collin together.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
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