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Airbus executives had previously said that challenges, especially with Spirit, were pressuring plans to increase production of A220s and A350 wide-body aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

“They were pressuring them to submit to a medical examination so that they could produce a medical report,” she said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

Reporters wrestled with the need to convince sources to go public and the fear that they were pressuring people who had already been coerced or attacked.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

The Kraken were pressuring the Penguins in the final minute of the opening period when Jordan Eberle fed a wide open Beniers standing all alone in the slot.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2022

“They were pressuring him to get rid of everything in his cell,” she said.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022