pressure
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“She didn’t quit. Despite all the pressure, you can’t change my kid.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Stress, they warned, was aggravating her heart disease, diabetes and blood pressure.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
When you pressure people with massive, nonnegotiable expenses—energy costs 70% above the U.S. average and the nation’s seventh-highest median home prices—they have to cut costs in other ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The consumer is still under pressure and so are the internet platforms, which are big in the index.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Nurse Finnegan has a stethoscope and an electronic blood pressure thing in her hand, but she just sits down and places the back of her hand against my cheek, which feels very nurse-y and comforting.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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