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pressure

[presh-er] / ˈprɛʃ ər /




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Still, pressure is building on Israel to provide a more thorough accounting of its prisons, as more reports of alleged abuses come to light, report Feliz Solomon and Anat Peled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Platt said these barriers are not spoken about enough, saying that as a working class woman from Salford, she had also felt pressure to speak with a more neutral accent.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Fed officials might be willing to wait, however, to see if the Mideast conflict dies down and reduces the pressure on energy prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

For years I did the loud thing, or rather the version of it men like me are handed — which is to say nothing, let the pressure build and call the silence strength.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

But the prolonged high pressure in the chamber below it had worked the bolts loose, and hydrogen gas was escaping into the reactor building.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Also, most healthcare operators can cope well with cost pressures by stocking up on medical supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

President Trump has his own political and economic pressures, which may yet bring his team back to talks, however sporadic.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

That volatility is being “amplified” on Monday due to geopolitical pressures.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Fed Governor Christopher Waller said a rate increase should be on the table if upcoming inflation data show price pressures remaining firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Despite the pressures, though, the President did not remove General Grant.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

According to the New Republic’s Greg Sargent, witnesses to the killing have allegedly been pressured to self-deport before they can testify.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

He called for their release from the detention center, saying he is concerned that they will be pressured into signing documents consenting to their removal from the country.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The trial followed a series of articles in The Wall Street Journal from 2022 to 2024 that described Done’s practices, including its fast prescriptions and how some clinicians felt pressured to hand out stimulants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

As well as financial incentives and patriotic appeals, students are sometimes pressured into signing up.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Against his will, pressured by Úrsula and his officers, he stayed in bed for another week.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

In both the DR Congo and Cameroon, US lawyer David said the International Organization for Migration is pressuring deportees to sign up for its "voluntary" programme to be sent home.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Industry groups -- including the National Restaurant Association and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America -- are pressuring Congress to change the law once again.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Those gains are especially notable because they come as many investors expect rates to rise later in the year, pressuring smaller companies with higher borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Chinese AI systems have matched U.S. models in cybersecurity bug-finding scenarios, pressuring the White House on AI policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Her family is pressuring her to leave Vincent because they are so poor.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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