pressure cooker

Example Sentences

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Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Shale drillers have turned the biggest oil field in the U.S. into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

This win is an important hurdle to overcome, one which should serve them well with the pressure cooker turning up a notch from now on.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

“The White Lotus,” which was filmed its first season on location at the Four Seasons in Maui, somehow made an exclusive resort seem like a toxic pressure cooker.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025

She peered suspiciously at the stove, knocked on the pressure cooker, tapped the pots with her fingers.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie