pressure

Example Sentences

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After a long period of deflationary pressure, a bump in price growth could seem welcome, but analysts note if demand remains weak, supply-side inflation will become a headwind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Now the pressure is on Enrique Lores, who became PayPal’s president and chief executive in March, to get the company back on track.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Crucially, we would link capital investment with reforms to social care and community services, reducing pressure on hospitals in the first place," said party leader Jane Dodds.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Without pressure from consumers or regulators, companies may have little motivation to switch to safer methods.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 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