pressure
Example Sentences
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Yet as the deadline for passing the bill in the Lords looms, the prime minister is facing pressure to help get it through Parliament.
From BBC
Big picture: Rising wholesale indicate there’s still an abnormal amount of inflationary pressures coursing through the veins of the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch
The rising cost of healthcare, including insurance premiums and drugs, will pressure older Americans, particularly more vulnerable populations.
From MarketWatch
After weeks of downward pressure, the yen surged abruptly last Friday, strengthening to the mid-155 range from the 160 danger zone.
Low population levels also make monarchs more vulnerable to short-term stress and long-term pressures, said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the Xerces Society.
From Los Angeles Times
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