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pressured

ADJECTIVE
pressed
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
rushed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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That pressured shares of multinationals and smaller, domestic companies alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

AI-related investment may be helping hold up growth even as households feel pressured by higher gas and grocery prices.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Monroe was filming 20th Century Fox’s “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” at the time and studio head Darryl Zanuck pressured her to deny that the photos were of her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

She added that Iwamasa knew that if he felt unduly pressured, he could call a number of people in Perry's orbit and "reinforcements would be on the way, and his job would be safe".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It was the story of what had happened to them in Afghanistan and the danger Habib had faced when he’d been pressured to join the Taliban.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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