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pressure

[presh-er] / ˈprɛʃ ər /




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The pair were detained after the president put pressure on the UN to hand them over.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

“Because they already have pressure from relatives, family and society.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The researchers then continued testing different conditions until they identified a "sweet spot" involving temperature and ammonia pressure.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Nepal's economy is already under pressure, with limited resources to respond to a disaster of this scale and Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal saying the reconstruction bill could run into "billions of dollars".

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Every day, Kane and others made note of the temperature, wind direction, and barometric pressure.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Political leaders are torn by competing pressures from the timber industry, firefighter unions, businesses and a public stunned by the scale of the threat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Price pressures have declined moderately recently, but inflation remains above the central bank’s target range.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"Our group is now digging into that question by asking whether animals that change their behavior in response to human pressures are at greater or lower risk of dying."

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

He said the executive could consider more "self-help" in the form of revenue-raising, but where there are "significant" budgetary pressures he wanted to be able to help.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

They have solid surfaces, interiors made of rock and iron, and atmospheres ranging from near-vacuum to pressures ninety times higher than the Earth’s.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Chong said that "Beijing seems highly confident of its ability to push back successfully against the US", were it pressured.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Beyond the talk about medical diagnosis, the case has also kicked off a larger social media conversation about how pressured, isolated and overworked mothers feel.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

And though the US and Pakistan's oil firms have pressured Pakistan's government to clamp down on the practice, it has struggled to police remote parts of the 900km border.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

In recent days, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Xavier Becerra publicly pressured Bonta to settle the lawsuit to avoid a drawn-out court fight.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Privately, in another desperate attempt to cauterize the Watergate wound before it spread all the way to the president, Nixon had pressured his two closest aides to step down.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Ottawa has reportedly offered concessions such as pressuring provinces to put US alcohol and wine back on their shelves, Canadian media said.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

A global bond-market rout is pressuring stocks on Tuesday, sending major U.S. indexes lower for a third consecutive session.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Former lightweight champion Nurmagomedov retired in 2020 having won all 29 of his fights, with a relentless pressuring style which overwhelmed his opponents.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Amazon was pressuring publishers to digitize their backlists for the imminent launch of Kindle.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

“I’ll go in,” Mom says, without pressuring me or Dad to go with her.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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