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Example sentences for: pressuring

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True, ESPN is one of the most profitable TV networks and in recent months has started pressuring cable systems to increase the fees they pay for the right to carry it.
In 1539, at a time when citizens of the other German principalities had to observe the religion of their prince, Berliners were successful in pressuring Prince Elector Joachim II to accept the Protestant creed as preached by Martin Luther.
) 4) It's political correctness gridlock, because Howard is gay, and gay activists are now pressuring Williams to rehire him.
The New York Times and Washington Post noted that the United States has been pressuring Colombia to be more aggressive in its anti-drug campaign.
The WP reports that House GOP leaders, anxious to bolster their case for a large tax cut this year, are pressuring Congress' budget forecasting arm, the CBO, to produce rosier estimates of future surpluses.