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pressure

Definition for pressure

noun as in physical force, weight

verb as in bother, urge

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While shares of the biggest companies have struggled recently, pressure on more high-flying speculative stocks has continued to intensify.

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That shift added to pressure on markets, which have been turned upside down this month by investors’ rush out of this year’s hottest stocks into less favored sectors.

John Stones: The Manchester City defender stepped into midfield when Serbia did not put him under pressure.

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The picketing machinists benefited from a strike fund while they were off the job but were under increasing pressure as healthcare coverage lapsed for some families.

Mr Pocklington explained that the department had been under pressure after dealing with the Covid pandemic and the effect on energy prices of the war in Ukraine.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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