pressure cooker

Example Sentences

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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

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

The biggest non-technical reason is the Preakness is fun, an experience trainers and owners enjoy rather than the price-gouging pressure cooker that is Louisville on Derby week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

Like a pressure cooker, it is designed to hold together even as extreme amounts of steam build up inside it.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland