pressure
Example Sentences
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He knows if these countries ever coordinate on issues like tariffs, export controls and currency pressure, his industrial machine will break down.
Under the intense pressures inside the planet, scientists believe carbon from these clouds could be compressed into diamonds.
From Science Daily
But damaging defeats by Leeds, Atalanta and Villa increased the pressure on the Blues boss.
From Barron's
Trey Lance has accounted for himself well in those rare chances he gets, but he’ll be under heavy pressure from that Broncos pass rush.
From Los Angeles Times
When I was younger, I always felt this pressure — like interviewers would ask me, “Do you feel a personal connection? Anything personally close to the character?”
From Los Angeles Times
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