pressure cooker

Example Sentences

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The piñas must get to a pressure cooker within 24 hours, where the sugars can be extracted.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

This year’s UConn team shows just how well a team can respond when they are handpicked for his pressure cooker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Alicia describes the panto experience as a "little pressure cooker" as they're up against tight turnarounds and short runs.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Mr. Chris had to check on them, he said, before they could be sent into town to the restaurant man who canned them with a pressure cooker.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen