under pressure
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Waldorf’s job, treating critical patients in the intensive care unit, had taught her to compartmentalize, to stay cool under pressure.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
But Nasa is competing with China to returns humans to the lunar surface, meaning the space agency is under pressure to appear to be winning the new space race.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The Hong Kong-based financial firm came under pressure after China’s securities regulator launched a broad crackdown on unauthorized cross-border investing, targeting online brokerages.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
It also means the AI buildout is competing for physical resources — land, energy, construction labor, raw materials — that are finite and already under pressure.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The vicious and easily identifiable demons that had haunted black Americans for three centuries were shape-shifting as segregation began to yield under pressure from social and legal forces.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
