pressure
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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
"Families up and down the country are still feeling the pressure of the cost of living and no-one should have to choose between paying their bills and looking after their teeth," a spokesman adds.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“You could see downward pressure on the dollar as those investors monetize their gains” once the lockup period ends, Wallerstein said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
But that pressure, the players say, is something they’ve come to accept, even embrace.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“It was…like all that pressure, but then it…it got way worse and worse and then…” Sorry for all the dots, but it was hard to figure out how to say it.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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