pressure
Example Sentences
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Unlike most earthquakes, these deep events occur in an environment characterized by extreme heat and pressure.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Young adults said there was often pressure from delivery companies who use deals and discounts to entice them, meanwhile a food historian has said our changing workplace culture had also had an impact.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
A UN report on Wednesday urged artificial intelligence firms to disclose their environmental footprint, warning that the AI boom is putting growing pressure on power grids, water supplies and land resources.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“This is the definition of inflationary pressure starting to affect us,” a senior restaurant-industry executive told ISM.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
“To go into a pitch-black reactor building, with the containment pressure so high…,” he later remembered, “it felt like we were putting together a suicide squad.”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Plate Tectonics - Middle School
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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