under pressure

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Researchers discovered that packed rice grains behave in an unusual way under pressure.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet, some companies whose stocks are under pressure due to AI use are going to be beneficiaries of AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But “60 Minutes” is under pressure to get a new team in place as newcomers will have little time to learn the program’s formula that gives it the comforting consistency its viewers seek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

His comments mark a further public admission that relations between the two allies have come under pressure of late.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

There were only four plaintiffs now, since one of the women, Jeanette Reese, had dropped out under pressure from her employer.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose