pressure

Example Sentences

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He said: "If this legislation had passed, countless vulnerable people would have been pressured or coerced into ending their lives".

From BBC

They are not showing signs off rapidly building inflationary pressures in the innards of the economy.

From MarketWatch

His blood pressure stabilized, his organs started recovering, and the infection came under control.

From Science Daily

Moderate relief is in sight this weekend, when forecasters predict the powerful high pressure system will start to flatten out, bringing a gradual dip in temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times

The coroner said Jaysley, originally from Oxen Park in Cumbria, was pressured to drop the allegations and it was only reported to higher command "when the cat was already out of the bag".

From BBC