economic pressure

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A third possibility is that Cuba buckles under the weight of the massive economic pressure it is facing, which has already led to hours-long daily blackouts and massive food shortages on the island.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Even before it shut the strait, major economies—including U.S. allies—were building arsenals of deterrence against rising economic pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Lower-income consumers, facing tough economic pressure, are increasingly turning to food banks, Moran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“That’s often how economic pressure shows up first — not as an immediate drop in activity, but as growing differences in behavior across groups.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Determined to apply economic pressure peacefully, black protesters let the nearly empty buses rumble on by like green ghosts, ignoring the doors that snapped open invitingly at the corners, and devised their own transportation system.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose