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pressure

[presh-er] / ˈprɛʃ ər /




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His comments mark a further public admission that relations between the two allies have come under pressure of late.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Those that end up fighting -- through pressure or coercion -- often do not tell their relatives.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Under pressure to raise funding and meet targets for its public listing later this year, Altman has acknowledged that the rising cost of its AI product suite was becoming a “huge issue.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“I loved how she prioritized family and getting married young—just going against the pressure of society around us,” McGrath said.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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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