negative pressure
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- negative-pressure adjective
Example Sentences
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That, in turn, can lead to forced selling, which puts additional negative pressure on the asset’s price.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
"These men are coming from this, and there's so much negative pressure on them - how could you expect them to be stable emotionally?"
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025
“The most popular cupping technique utilizes a negative pressure soft tissue treatment using suction to manipulate the skin and underlying tissue.”
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
To suck blood from the wound, they create negative pressure by swallowing.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
The air distal to the impacted foreign body is soon absorbed, and the negative pressure thus produced increases the impaction.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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