You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 6.

Yo-Yo Day

Today’s word is pressure, spelled p-r-e-s-s-u-r-e.

pressure /ˈpreʃə $ -ər/ noun

[countable, uncountable] a way of working or living that causes you a lot of anxiety, especially because you feel you have too many things to do

I feel I’m not able to cope well with the pressures of life.

The pressures of work can make you ill.

She felt a constant pressure to earn more money.

pressure verb [transitive]

to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do

You want to enjoy food, not to be pressured into eating the right things.

The Board could also do the school an enormous favor by using their power to pressure leadership to create an atmosphere where people of all beliefs can express their opinions without fear of retribution.

— Evan Gerstmann, Forbes, 27 May 2021

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