under pressure
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That is a shift from recent years when private credit was under pressure to put capital to work quickly, and its buyout cousins often dictated terms on loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"Habitats that were recovering are now back under threat and under pressure again."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The private-credit industry and shares of funds offering individual investors exposure to the sector have been under pressure 2026, as shown in the chart below.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Bitcoin has come under pressure this week as U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts stall and after Strategy said Monday it sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
I go up the stairs, my face, distant and white and distorted, framed in the hall mirror, which bulges outward like an eye under pressure.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
