as in constraints
the use of power to impose one's will on another
complied with the order only under duress
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Noun
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Developers face rising costs, labor shortages, and supply constraints.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
The network denied the claims but admitted it was edited due to time constraints.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These pressures, along with a variety of professional and societal stressors, make well-being and work-life balance a top priority.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Without this change, the system will buckle under converging pressures.—
Koray Köse,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Castro’s talent lies in meticulously creating a realistic—and entertaining—portrait of one man’s compulsions, bringing individual texture to a curious social phenomenon.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Political compulsions could lead to measures that expand the country's fiscal deficit, further raising borrowing costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Duresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duresses. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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