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While the rebound in exports eased pressure on oil prices, successful hits could quickly send prices higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

It is hoped it will "ease pressure on the River Gade which, like chalk streams nationally, has been put under stress by modern farming practices," the spokesperson added.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

That political pressure has been sharpest over data centers, the vast computing facilities the technology requires, with more and more communities worried about rising electricity bills and the strain on water and land.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I’m just going to do my best to stay mentally focused,” Wagler said when asked about the pressure of being the team’s first top-five pick since Blake Griffin in 2009.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Like a pressure cooker, it is designed to hold together even as extreme amounts of steam build up inside it.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

"We are providing practical support to help put more money back into islanders' pockets, particularly for families facing the greatest pressures."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

August inflation figures showed price pressures are building, with core CPI rising to a nearly a two-year high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said the central bank may have to raise its key interest rate if inflationary pressures build.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Against the backdrop of renewed fiscal pressures, the Budget must draw a clear red line under any more rises in the cost of hiring, investing and doing business."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

In the interior of Jupiter, where the pressures are about three million times the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the Earth, there is almost nothing but a great dark sloshing ocean of metallic hydrogen.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

A strengthening dollar pressured gold futures, which fell $150.80, or 3.5%, to $4135.40 a troy ounce for their biggest single-day decline since June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Many he spoke with alleged healthcare providers pressured them into gender treatments they would later regret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

He is really pressured to come out and talk about his traumatic experience, and he doesn’t want to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

But he should take personal responsibility for dropping Macklemore, or stand by the artists on his tour and withdraw from the venues that pressured him to drop Macklemore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Then on September 30, 1918, Wilson pressured the anti-suffrage Democrats to support the measure.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

The U.S. government is pressuring Mexican officials to accept new rules for exports of artificial-intelligence hardware to prevent Chinese companies and other foreign firms from circumventing tariffs, said people familiar with the negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Brent crude futures jumped 6.3% to $107.63 a barrel after tensions escalated in the Middle East, pressuring bond markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"Leaving today, I'm quite clear what I need to do in the next few weeks," he said following his official visit to Ukraine on Monday, during which he promised to continue pressuring Russia.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“I didn’t say I’d do it, sonny, don’t try pressuring a miracle man, not this one; you try pressuring me, out you go, how much money you got?”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman