pressured

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While for years China pressured North Korea to halt the development of nuclear weapons, it has recently stopped such demands, at least outwardly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A muppet is being pressured to abandon neutrality and embrace sports tribalism.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Monroe was filming 20th Century Fox’s “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” at the time and studio head Darryl Zanuck pressured her to deny that the photos were of her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

She added that Iwamasa knew that if he felt unduly pressured, he could call a number of people in Perry's orbit and "reinforcements would be on the way, and his job would be safe".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Black pressured Gold to officially join the Communist Party.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin