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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Equities have been under pressure lately, as investors reassess the U.S. economic outlook with the Trump administration implementing tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Uchida had been under pressure to step down following a worsening earnings performance at Japan’s third-largest automaker and the collapse of merger talks with Honda (HMC).
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
The Islamic Republic of Iran will never accept negotiations under pressure.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Tzedek Chicago's members talked about relatives who will no longer speak to them, of being fired or having to quit under pressure from previous jobs at Jewish organizations.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Uchida had been under pressure to step down following a worsening earnings performance at Japan’s third-largest automaker and the collapse of merger talks with Honda (HMC).
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
The Islamic Republic of Iran will never accept negotiations under pressure.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Tzedek Chicago's members talked about relatives who will no longer speak to them, of being fired or having to quit under pressure from previous jobs at Jewish organizations.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 9 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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