pressure
Example Sentences
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The tank has some capacity to hold some pressure.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Authorities in California on Sunday said they discovered a crack in a damaged tank of toxic chemicals, potentially relieving pressure as the threat of an explosion has forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
An agreement could knock down oil prices and ease the upward pressure on costs for transport, manufacturing, food and consumer fuels across the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
“There’s just not been that much supply in the market in a long time, and so it’s another downward pressure on the equity market as a whole.”
From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026
I work up and down, alternating my use of my pencils and the pressure I place on them, trying to get the value and directional stroke just right.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
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