pressure
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Bitcoin has come under pressure this week as U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts stall and after Strategy said Monday it sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Now prediction markets are expanding beyond those contracts, putting a new industry under pressure: financial exchanges.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
At that time, I had put so much pressure on this job.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The next question is whether England can translate this performance into one under pressure on the world stage, something they have failed to do in recent years.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Before workers could add water to reactor 1, they would have to vent the reactor, releasing steam to lower the pressure.
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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