have been pressuring
- present perfect progressive of pressure.
Example Sentences
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Conservation groups have been pressuring the Chinese government to ban trade in wildlife.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
That lifts two major overhangs that have been pressuring shares of Pfizer, and the rest of the Big Pharma names, since the start of the year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2025
Ever since a historic, methane-spewing blowout in October 2015, local lawmakers, residents and activists have been pressuring state regulators and officials, including the governor, to close the Aliso Canyon gas storage field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
Jewish groups have been pressuring the administration to take firmer actions to combat antisemitism.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2024
Antismoking groups have been pressuring Joe Biden for years to ban menthol cigarettes.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2024
