pressure
Example Sentences
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"Once monogamy was locked in, there was no longer any evolutionary pressure to maintain genes involved in sperm motility."
From Science Daily
Members of United Teachers Los Angeles have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their leadership to call a strike, ratcheting up pressure as negotiations stall and L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
Her handling of U.S. pressure over political prisoners reflects Rodriguez’s broader strategy, said current and former U.S. officials and the Venezuelan opposition.
Serving for the championship, she did not blink when Sabalenka closed to 30-30, blocking out the pressure impressively and producing two huge serves to clinch victory.
From BBC
At some point, the pressures nudging inflation lower will change direction.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
