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pressure

[presh-er] / ˈprɛʃ ər /




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Wide receiver Trent Mosley believes the team has prepared for that pressure during its two weeks of practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

And Cricket Australia is under pressure from some to reopen its investigation into sandpapergate - something chief executive Todd Greenberg has already ruled out.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Bessent's comments, a rare rebuke of one cabinet department by another, put new pressure on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

However, you need to weigh the love you have for your sister and the pressure you foresee her putting on you with her wishes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

The mental strain broke some, and others opted out of the program due to the overwhelming stress and pressure of it all and chose to work on campus in some other role.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The analyst notes advanced driver-assistance systems-related volume pressures, but says “rising vehicle complexity supports repair dollars—a structural tailwind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The team conducted experiments under carefully controlled temperatures and pressures designed to reproduce conditions encountered by magma underground.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Fed research indicates to me that energy price pressures may pass through to goods and services in a more sustained way than in the past,” Waller said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Huang’s departure could add to those pressures, he said, contributing to Thursday’s selloff in neocloud shares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Despite these pressures our love for each other and our devotion to our marriage grew and intensified.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The euro was also pressured by French debt concerns and trimmed market expectations for European Central Bank rate increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The 28-year-old said she was struggling with the prospect of losing that option, particularly as she did not want to feel pressured into starting a family immediately after recovering from cancer.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The supply deluge and volatility this year have pressured investment-grade AI corporate bonds, which have been trading at a large premium to the rest of the market.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

For-sale residential revenue for Zillow fell 4% to $419 million, which it said was “due to higher-than-expected mortgage rates that pressured housing transaction volume.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Come on, Truth or Dare,” Summer pressured her.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

He also speculated that SpaceX may be trying to make a potential acquisition “more accretive” by pressuring telecom stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

In September, he told Meta’s board that he planned to list his Palo Alto home for sale, pressuring board members to find a solution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The growing public frustration in Malaysia but also neighbouring Singapore, which has topped global major city pollution rankings in recent days, is pressuring governments, said Chin.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Norris had been pressuring Piastri for some laps before the Australian also began to close in on Leclerc, and Antonelli, struggling with oversteer in the early laps, picked up the pace.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Now my mom is pressuring me to be like her.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers


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