put under
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"First half we were playing our rugby, putting them under pressure with ball in hand, in a way they haven't been put under pressure over the past couple of weeks," Tuipulotu said.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The blaze was put under control on August 1, but continued to smoulder underground for weeks before finally being declared out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
But you are still put under an obligation, and these gifts create an intangible, everpresent debt to be repaid.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Fang Xinghai, a former star market regulator well regarded in the West, was put under investigation by the Communist Party for alleged “serious violations of discipline and law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
He talked about camber and the life it imparted to a shell when wood was put under tension.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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