under duress
Example Sentences
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They rise when Americans feel secure enough financially, and soften when families are under duress.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
If you were on the grand jury, can you blink twice if you were under duress?
From Slate • May 2, 2026
There have been differing claims about whether the mercenaries in Evros are recruited willingly or under duress.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Filled with my furniture, with paintings and posters leaning against its corrugated metal walls, it looked like the house in microcosm, as if I had moved, under duress, to a shipping container.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
What if I can’t break the glass unless I’m under duress?
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
