had pressured
- past perfect of pressure.
Example Sentences
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Imagine if an activist investor had pressured Jeff Bezos to stop sacrificing profits for growth or Steve Jobs to forget taking on the dominant BlackBerry with his iPhone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Australia condemned foreign harassment of its residents Thursday after a media report alleged Chinese police had pressured food delivery riders in the country.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Before the madcap final laps, Verstappen had pressured the McLarens throughout with Red Bull's strategy.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
Years later, the two main witnesses at his trial, also teenagers, recanted, saying police had pressured them into false stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
Privately, in another desperate attempt to cauterize the Watergate wound before it spread all the way to the president, Nixon had pressured his two closest aides to step down.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
