under pressure
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July was a bruising month for the broader hedge-fund industry, with popular strategies such as betting on momentum, chip makers or other AI winners coming under pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
And that means governments will continue to be under pressure to implement early release schemes to avert a capacity crisis.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Make no mistake, the head coach was under pressure after his side's torrid display in Kosovo last week.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Speculation had been out there in the market all week that Situational Awareness was potentially under pressure, obviously a lot of names in their portfolio had been sold aggressively,” O’Rourke said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Klein studied nurses, intensive care units, firefighters, and other people who make decisions under pressure, and one of his conclusions is that when experts make decisions, they don’t logically and systematically compare all available options.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
