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pressure

[presh-er] / ˈprɛʃ ər /




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Another idea is that heat penetrates beneath the surface, builds pressure, and eventually releases a shell of dust into space.

From Science Daily

"There is always pressure at Liverpool, on me and the players," Slot said after the game.

From BBC

But if feeling existentially threatened, Tehran could pressure the group to join the fray.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bradshaw said the pressures "span the whole food supply chain" and are something the "government needs to take very seriously".

From BBC

It said that both Covid patients and those needing care for other conditions were failed, with people deterred from accessing healthcare in order to ease the pressure on NHS services.

From BBC