pressuring

Example Sentences

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Spirit had been a disruptor in the U.S. airline market, appealing to a cost-conscious consumer base and pressuring traditional airlines to reconsider their pricing strategies.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

“I wanted to get out into nature more, and do events where I wasn’t pressuring myself,” says the 42-year-old San Francisco Bay Area runner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

They followed suit, pressuring Disney into briefly suspending the show.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

The sergeant spent hours pressuring Lodes, then 47, to accept early retirement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“I’ll be pressuring them to have some kind of schoolwide discussion on diversity and the dangers of hate speech like this.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh