pressure
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Those discoveries have already put pressure on existing models of galaxy formation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The unwinding of short positions would add buying pressure, helping to push up bitcoin prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, Texas has 20 different media markets, placing less pressure on outside groups to commit money early and lock in rates, one national GOP strategist told the Tribune.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Tehran’s more moderate leaders worry the pressure will eventually undermine the country’s stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“To go into a pitch-black reactor building, with the containment pressure so high…,” he later remembered, “it felt like we were putting together a suicide squad.”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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CEO David Guggina said yesterday during the company’s earnings call that highlighted the cost pressures facing consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
You get away from the mental pressures of the tour, or at home.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Liquid water is denser than ice, which makes ice cubes float. Jon's finding means that diamond would float in liquid carbon at high pressures."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
In the latest sign of pressures, new-home prices dropped at a faster pace in July than the previous month, official data released this week showed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But time pressures inevitably curtail my literary investigations.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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West asserts that Gilkar and Ahmed pressured her to terminate the pregnancy; Gilkar and Ahmed assert that West initially agreed that termination would be best and even made an appointment before changing her mind.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Beyond 2Q results, the lack of visibility on the spinoff progress of its AI chip unit also pressured shares, the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The lawsuit says the Federal Communication Commission - the government's media regulator - is being pressured to renew broadcast licences years early.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ariel Atkins cut the deficit to 90-87 after banking in a three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining, but the Mercury made their free throws and pressured the Sparks’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But even when it came to talks of dating or future spouses, my sister and I were never pressured to marry someone Iranian.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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Steven Cook, a senior fellow for Middle East issues at the Council on Foreign Relations, said Iran was pressuring Oman into the joint plan so it has the patina of a legitimate cross-strait project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ottawa has reportedly offered concessions such as pressuring provinces to put US alcohol and wine back on their shelves, Canadian media said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Former lightweight champion Nurmagomedov retired in 2020 having won all 29 of his fights, with a relentless pressuring style which overwhelmed his opponents.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Should longer-term rates fail to rise by as much, the spread between what banks earn on loans and pay for funding could narrow, pressuring net interest income.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
“After the way Rachel was pressuring me, I didn’t think I would ever tell anyone ever again. But when your post went up, I should have told you. Maybe I could have helped. Deleted it.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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