pressures
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Progressive recovered faster than its peers from inflationary pressures, nabbing market share and growing plump on higher premiums, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Still, the country has also been squeezed by pressures: Riyadh will have to continue to juggle its relationship with the U.S., which initiated the conflict with shifting goals and without assurances to protect the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Set against the backdrop of the BBC's ongoing negotiations with the government over a new royal charter, the document features words such as "challenges", "financial pressures" and even "jeopardy".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It’s hard to predict whether external pressures — such as the war in Iran — will be contained or if they will have an impact on wages and home prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Her letter failed because she couldn’t conceive of the profundity of your problem—she couldn’t fathom the pressures brought to bear upon you because of environment, intellectual frustration and a growing tendency toward isolationism.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
