- present participle of pressure.
pressuring
Example Sentences
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Amazon was pressuring publishers to digitize their backlists for the imminent launch of Kindle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Should longer-term rates fail to rise by as much, the spread between what banks earn on loans and pay for funding could narrow, pressuring net interest income.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 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
Callum Hiller, defending, said Siddiqi came from a good background and that others had also been "pressuring" him.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Half an hour later, Charlie told me that my asking him about the tree every five minutes was pressuring him, so he asked me to leave him alone for a week.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
