under pressure

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The artificial-intelligence trade came under pressure on Friday but chip stocks roared back on Monday and there was one big standout.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Chief Executive Mick Beekhuizen said the company’s results were in line with its expectations but remained under pressure, pointing to soft sales as well as pressure on its margins from inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But under pressure from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, as well as dozens of Labour MPs, the government launched a public consultation on a ban in March.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But the Kospi index lost 5.5% in Friday’s trading, as the artificial-intelligence trade broadly came under pressure, and it’s off another 6.1% early in Monday’s action.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

I go up the stairs, my face, distant and white and distorted, framed in the hall mirror, which bulges outward like an eye under pressure.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood