under pressure

idiom

1
: tightly pressed into a container
The contents of the bottle are under pressure.
2
: in a state of stress or anxiety because of having too much to do
They both work well under pressure.
3
: being made to feel forced to do something (as by arguments, threats, etc.)
The mayor is under pressure to resign.

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The iPhone maker is under pressure as new tariffs target some of its secondary manufacturing locations outside China and recorded it worst one-day drop in five years on Thursday. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 The answer was that Farfetch, which was quoted on the Nasdaq, was under pressure to show growth, quarter-after-quarter, and the acquisition of NGG was one way of getting there. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2025 Home goods makers: Shares of RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, and Williams-Sonoma were both under pressure. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025 GameStop is planning to close more stores primarily because its core business is shrinking, and the company is under pressure to cut costs and streamline operations. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under pressure

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“Under pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20pressure. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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