pressure
Example Sentences
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Warmer conditions linked to climate change encourage earlier leaf growth, while pressure from insects pushes trees to delay it.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
However, the artificial-intelligence investment boom is also putting pressure on the supply of hard drives.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Orla Williams, from Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, told Your Voice that the pressure caused by the cost of living crisis was "not sustainable".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The case before the court concerned Louisiana’s 2024 decision, under pressure from the courts, to draw a congressional map that included a second majority-black district.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
To create the type of thermonuclear burning that occurs inside stars would require tremendous heat and pressure.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Plate Tectonics - Middle School
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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