pressure
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However, through this week high pressure will be replaced by the influence of low pressure and more unsettled conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Investor Nelson Peltz, a longtime Wendy’s shareholder, is adding to the pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Brasher and Cruz kept the pressure on during the second match, pulling ahead early 8-6 and leading by as much as 17-12 before closing out the victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Read more: AI inflation is putting even more pressure on the Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
I felt the pressure in my chest and shoulders tick up a notch and fought the urge to tap the arm of the chair.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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They also highlighted immense pressures on students in India, the world's most populous nation where admission to government-run colleges remains one of the most sought-after pathways to economic security.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s also somehow appropriate that AI-driven business pressures inspired this mascot, who has been described as “giving enterprise AI a more human face” even though he himself is partly AI-generated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
However, while stocks were rallying, investors were getting more wary about inflationary pressures, which were forcing bond yields higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Climate change, land use pressures and drought would all have to be reckoned with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Now that he’s not so perfect after all, the pressures on me.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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The group is calling for more funding for palliative care so "no one feels pressured to end their lives simply because they are not receiving the medical help they deserve".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Its gross margins had been pressured by aggressive capacity expansion and the resulting surge in fixed depreciation and amortization costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Last week, he again pressured Pirro on Truth Social to “re-visit her hastily made decision.”
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Ariel Atkins cut the deficit to 90-87 after banking in a three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining, but the Mercury made their free throws and pressured the Sparks’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She hadn’t pressured Jason to talk about it, though.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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Stronger margins protect airlines in tough times like the current moment, as jet-fuel spikes are pressuring the companies’ bottom lines, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Callum Hiller, defending, said Siddiqi came from a good background and that others had also been "pressuring" him.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Sources familiar with the operation but not authorized to speak publicly said U.S. federal agents had been in contact with Guzmán López, and were pressuring him to surrender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
In both the DR Congo and Cameroon, US lawyer David said the International Organization for Migration is pressuring deportees to sign up for its "voluntary" programme to be sent home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
“The only reason they sponsored our visas was because the government was pressuring them to hire workers with papers. But now everyone’s saying it was all talk.”
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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