pressures

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“Technical pressures are evident,” said Lawrence Gillum, chief fixed income strategist at LPL Financial.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“While elevated energy prices may increase operating costs in the near-term, cost pressures should be passed through to customers over time,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Any heatwave developing may put short term pressures on water companies.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

They are constructed products governed by rules, committees, methodologies, assumptions and increasingly competitive business pressures.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Her letter failed because she couldn’t conceive of the profundity of your problem—she couldn’t fathom the pressures brought to bear upon you because of environment, intellectual frustration and a growing tendency toward isolationism.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote