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as in stress
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time a business executive who works well under pressure
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as in constraint
the use of power to impose one's will on another pressure from their peers can often cause teens to do things that they normally wouldn't consider
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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure his father pressured him to go out for the swim team
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Recent Examples of pressure
Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The demand is amplified by the broader trend of high-growth tech firms staying private longer – delaying IPOs to raise massive private funding rounds, maintain control of the company, and grow without public market pressure – making early access highly sought after among retail investors. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Kennedy is being pressured to sideline his pursuit of vaccine policy changes. —Helen Branswell, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pressure
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The tactic has greatly constrained Iranian oil exports — about 90% of which flow through the Strait of Hormuz — contributing to rising inflationary pressure. —Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The demand is amplified by the broader trend of high-growth tech firms staying private longer – delaying IPOs to raise massive private funding rounds, maintain control of the company, and grow without public market pressure – making early access highly sought after among retail investors. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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Democrats pressuring for 25th Amendment Democrats and their allies have already begun to pounce on these recent events. —Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Kennedy is being pressured to sideline his pursuit of vaccine policy changes. —Helen Branswell, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pressure
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At the same time, declining loan valuations — markdowns in the value of loans extended by private credit funds — are signaling stress at the company level, forcing private equity managers to mark down asset values and accept lower returns, said Hooke.— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Thilo Maack, a marine biologist at Greenpeace, told The Associated Press the efforts are actually causing the animal severe stress.— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Putting aside any adults-only constraint, that principle also would be in effect, even when kids might pass by that book sitting on that shelf.— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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As noted in a report from TWZ, the aircraft’s proportions indicate it is sized to fit within the constraints of a supercarrier deck while carrying a substantial weapons load.— Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, declining loan valuations — markdowns in the value of loans extended by private credit funds — are signaling stress at the company level, forcing private equity managers to mark down asset values and accept lower returns, said Hooke.— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Freya Godfrey Was forced to withdraw from the latest squad due to injury, and is uncapped at senior level.— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Peyton Watson has missed all three games of the series with a hamstring strain, while Aaron Gordon missed Thursday’s affair with calf tightness.— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
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The global economy is facing ever more tangible strains from the energy shock triggered by the Iran war as factories grapple with soaring production costs and activity weakens even in services sectors, major surveys showed today.— Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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Writing, on the other hand, is my lifeline—a compulsion, a joy, and sometimes agony.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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Family photo For Strausman, like so many artists of all skill levels, creating became a compulsion of the spirit.— Steve Hartman, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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That’s a gentle way of saying that those institutions must be prepared, at times, to coerce.— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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My old company, Whitewater Films, hired me to write a sports comedy — Puckheads — about an aging minor league hockey enforcer who gets coerced into playing for a cartel in Mexico City.— Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Taurus Sun squares intense Pluto in Aquarius, pushing tension between your sense of self and outside demands.— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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As Siâvash increasingly retreats into imaginary characters, the documentary traces a sibling relationship shaped and strained by displacement, set against a backdrop of escalating tension between Iran and the United States that carries personal consequences for both subjects.— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
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Following mounting pressure from Russian law enforcement and escalating political intimidation, Allakhverdiyeva ultimately fled to Berlin.— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Tramell McHenry, 18, is charged with murder, auto theft and intimidation.— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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