pressure
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They also traded for Atkins from Chicago, parting with former first-round pick Rickea Jackson to ease the pressure in the backcourt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
One guide who was on Mount Dukono with two clients at the time of the eruption told BBC Indonesian that he believed high pressure had been building up inside the volcano for several days.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Paradoxically, the social pressure to overachieve as a parent only seems to intensify with mothers’ increased participation in the labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Frischer thinks the activist presence will pressure management to become more shareholder-friendly.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
I pick up my phone to text him there’s no pressure, but then I look up again and there he is.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
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