- present participle of pressure.
pressuring
Example Sentences
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The U.S. government is pressuring Mexican officials to accept new rules for exports of AI hardware to prevent Chinese companies and other foreign firms from circumventing tariffs, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The closure of a critical Saudi pipeline is pressuring supply, sending prices higher and stoking inflation fears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The margin that oil refiners demand for producing gasoline, heating oil and diesel has been rising to historic highs, pressuring for one prices of petroleum products used by U.S. consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Leaving today, I'm quite clear what I need to do in the next few weeks," he said following his official visit to Ukraine on Monday, during which he promised to continue pressuring Russia.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Have I done the right thing, pressuring Mrs. de Vries to go out the way that I did?
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
