counterpressure
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of counterpressure
Example Sentences
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Exist as counterpressure, even just through your absence.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2021
From birth work, she knew that touch therapy and counterpressure techniques helped with pain, and as the women rested, she got them food or swept their kitchens.
From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2018
“They’re really strong and can apply counterpressure to a woman’s back or support someone who needs to be held up. That’s a wonderful bonus.”
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2013
But this kind of counterpressure, as every corporation executive knows, should be something more than just sweating out pennies and dollars.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the resistance of employers only raises a second and ultimately more intractable question: Why isn’t this resistance met by more effective counterpressure from the workers themselves?
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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