high-pressure
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The listing agent notes that the property is particularly well-suited to those who work in high-pressure environments—and seek a sanctuary to return to at the end of the day.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Child-care access and affordability remain a high-pressure concern for parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Before taking the position, Sato said a weak yen would be broadly positive for the Japanese economy and wrote a chapter for a book about the high-pressure economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
These changes can create conditions for high-pressure systems that park over Europe, such as the "heat dome" searing the continent this week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The edge of a high-pressure band pushed the clouds away in a perfectly straight line.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
But it's clear the female protagonists in this new film are having to make sacrifices in their personal lives to pursue their high-pressured careers, too.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
And that’s a very hard thing to do in those high-pressured situations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
As a result, LNG terminals have largely relied on the Haynesville Shale, a deep, high-pressured rock formation that spans East Texas and Louisiana, for their fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Developers first drill a well and inject high-pressured water to crack up underground rock.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2023
Oil is forced under pressure to all bearings by means of high-pressured duplex-geared pumps.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
He scorns the usual props: high-pressuring, dancing attendance on people, buttering his employers.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a big victory for U.S. aircraft makers over the British, who have been high-pressuring Lufthansa to buy Comet III jets.
From Time Magazine Archive
With a flop, veterans like Maney don't try pleading or high-pressuring.
From Time Magazine Archive
When it makes with the feet, Beat the Band is enjoyable, but the general effect of the show is one of high-pressuring rather than high spirits.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year, while William Reynolds' bay filly Mary Reynolds was winning several preliminary races on the Grand Circuit, a publicity agent was high-pressuring newspaper interest in trotting racing.
From Time Magazine Archive
