under pressure
Example Sentences
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Social-welfare systems remain under pressure and labor shortages largely persist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Researchers discovered that packed rice grains behave in an unusual way under pressure.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
But “60 Minutes” is under pressure to get a new team in place as newcomers will have little time to learn the program’s formula that gives it the comforting consistency its viewers seek.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
His comments mark a further public admission that relations between the two allies have come under pressure of late.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The voice of a Head Gamemaker used to calling the shots under pressure.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
