pressure cooker
Example Sentences
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But there was, indeed, a brief aperture of time in the pressure cooker of 2020 when it all seemed possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Alicia describes the panto experience as a "little pressure cooker" as they're up against tight turnarounds and short runs.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Human beings weren’t meant to create art in this particular kind of pressure cooker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The pressure cooker sat on the stove, leaking stewing steak fumes.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
