duress
Example Sentences
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Inflation around the same level gives space for further ECB loosening in the event of economic duress.
From Barron's
Inflation around the same level gives space for further ECB loosening in the event of economic duress.
From Barron's
Amodei called the memo an "out-of-date assessment of the current situation," written under duress on a day that saw his company under extreme pressure from the government.
From Barron's
Haggis has its defenders, but it is not, for most Americans, a food you crave under emotional duress.
From Salon
It could say the deal was made under duress and is thus void, as some sympathizers have floated.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
