pressure
Example Sentences
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To test the observation, they strapped pressure sensors around the bellies of lightly anesthetized mice and observed the brain when slight pressure was applied only to the abdominal muscles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Six Flags announced Chief Financial Officer Brian Witherow and two other executives are departing amid activist investor pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Regional mediators Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are currently said to be exerting heavy pressure on Hamas to move on disarmament.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Critics have been piling pressure on the government to drastically increase taxes on these exports -- an idea that Canberra shot down last week.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
With him also came a new gadget for taking blood pressure.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing pressure
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