under pressure

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Devine hit six sixes and five fours as England's bowlers and fielders struggled under pressure in all-too-familiar scenes.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Bonds are under pressure as investors worry that inflation is here to stay.

From Barron's • May 21, 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

In the company’s do-it-yourself channel, or DIY, same-store sales rose by a low-single-digit rate, with demand weighed down as consumers’ budgets come under pressure from inflation, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Very soon, naturally, butlers up and down the country, under pressure from their employers, were focusing their minds on the question of silver-polishing.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro