material pleasures
Example Sentences
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Never mind that children seldom have meaningful choice but to comply with caregivers’ demands and may be in therapy not to pursue their goals but due to external pressures.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
And as external pressures build, the double-digit growth in exports that underpinned industrial output is unlikely to last.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Given the external pressures on his deals—and on the country’s global standing more broadly—that may not hold true forever.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
"They face challenges in their lives and external pressures can give rise to some challenges," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
Low-mass black holes could form only if matter was compressed to enormous densities by very large external pressures.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
