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“Over the past two weeks alone, concerns about technological displacement have pressured shares of private credit firms, insurance brokers, wealth advisors, and providers of financial and legal data,” said Ole Hansen of Saxo Bank.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Child safety organizations have pressured lawmakers to regulate AI companies and institute better safeguards for teens’ use of chatbots.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Access to counsel is extremely limited, the filings said, and agents have pressured detainees to sign deportation documents they don’t understand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Not once does Chiles acknowledge that parents may have pressured or even forced children to pursue this course.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025

In recent years, activist investors have pressured Seven & i to sell some of its assets to focus the company on the 7-Eleven brand and its global convenience store business.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024