pressure
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High pressure that was forecast to build right across the UK is instead due to be centred to the west, bringing cool north-westerly winds.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Wholesale prices in May posted the biggest back-to-back increase since 2022 and kept the pressure on businesses as they try to navigate another wave of U.S. inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The monthly figure, she said, "points to renewed fragility in the UK economy, with pressure on both consumers and businesses likely to persist over the coming months".
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
“The pressure to improve productivity in industries and the service sectors has disappeared,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
But the prolonged high pressure in the chamber below it had worked the bolts loose, and hydrogen gas was escaping into the reactor building.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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