duress

Example Sentences

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It’s a cat-and-mouse movie with some initiative, and even if that drive ultimately goes nowhere, the film at least manages to make its characters’ strength under duress believable.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

"We still do not know exactly what we are signing up to, and are essentially doing so under duress."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Inflation around the same level gives space for further ECB loosening in the event of economic duress.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

It could say the deal was made under duress and is thus void, as some sympathizers have floated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

And, adding to that, Greenfield’s family was under duress: His dad, a graphic designer, and his mom, an art teacher and art therapist, were on the rocks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel