pressure
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Once conscripted, the pressure to sign a fully-fledged army contract often starts within days.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Bristol families are increasingly turning to second-hand children's clothing as the cost of living crisis puts growing pressure on budgets, with one shop seeing demand surge.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
"Under constant pressure they break a person," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Renewed fighting in the Middle East hit stocks and drove up oil futures, even as data showing a sharp rise in inflation underscored the war’s pressure on consumer prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The doctor asked me to cough, took my temperature and blood pressure, applied his stethoscope, and announced that I had pleurisy with effusion, pre-tubercular.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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