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pressure

A pressing; a force applied to a surface.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A pressing; a force applied to a surface.

Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
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  • “Temp: 10.3°C Wind: 1 to 6mph, SW Pressure: 1015.3 mb, Rising slowly Rain: 0.00 in Humidity: 85% ET: 0.001 Solar: 53W/m² UV Index: 0.0 AirQuality: 3.0µg/m³(PM2.5) Cloudbase: 986 ft Forecast: Becoming fine Posted by Burnham-on-Sea Weather #CumulusMX”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Per Pettersson, Svenn Tveit, Sarah Gasda: Risk sharing in cooperative game models for CO$_2$ storage with uncertain geology and pressure competition https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00859 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.00859 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.00859”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Nope, jello will gum up the pipework and back pressure will build up... boom.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hambden, OH (US) Weather at 03:00 on 5/5/2026: Temperature: 66.3°F Rising Humidity: 64% Pressure: 29.57inHg Falling Wind: 4mph W Max gust 11mph Rainfall today: 0.01in Snow depth: 0.00in New snow: 0.00in UV Index: 0.0 Wilsons Weather Created by CumulusMX #CumulusMX #LiveWeather”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#Blackpool (UK) Weather Update at 08:00 on 05 May 2026 Temperature: 9.9°C (Rising) Humidity: 76% Pressure: 1015.8 hPa (Rising slowly) Wind: 13 km/h WNW Max Gust: 24 km/h Rain Today: 0.0mm UV: 0.0 Blackpool Weather #CumulusMX #LiveWeather”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.

She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.

the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
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  • “Temp: 15.1°C Wind: 2 to 7mph, W Pressure: 1013.4 mb, Falling slowly Rain: 0.00 in Humidity: 55% ET: 0.074 Solar: 155W/m² UV Index: 1.0 AirQuality: 0.0µg/m³(PM2.5) Cloudbase: 3674 ft Forecast: Fairly fine, showers likely Posted by Burnham-on-Sea Weather #CumulusMX”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “At 17:00 on 05 May 2026 Temp: 12.3°C Trend: 0.1*C/hr Wind: 6km/h NNW Gust: 21 km/h @14:32 Pressure: 1018.6hpa, Rising slowly Humidity: 57% Rain: 1.0mm Week: 1.0mm Month: 2.8mm Year: 548.6mm Forecast: Settled fine Swinford Weather Station”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hambden, OH (US) Weather at 12:00 on 5/5/2026: Temperature: 66.3°F Rising Humidity: 64% Pressure: 29.68inHg Rising Wind: 5mph W Max gust 13mph Rainfall today: 0.02in Snow depth: 0.00in New snow: 0.00in UV Index: 5.5 Wilsons Weather Created by CumulusMX #CumulusMX #LiveWeather”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Time: 17:00 • Temp: 13.2°C • Wind: 4-10mph, NNW • Pressure: 1015.8hPa, Falling slowly • Rain: 0.0mm • Humidity: 62% • ET: 2.79 • Solar: 510W/m² • UV: 1.5 • AQI: 0.3µg/m³(PM2.5) • Cloudbase: 2931 ft. Forecast: Fine weather Posted by CumulusMX #CumulusMX”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#Blackpool (UK) Weather Update at 17:00 on 05 May 2026 Temperature: 13.3°C (Rising) Humidity: 80% Pressure: 1015.0 hPa (Falling slowly) Wind: 13 km/h W Max Gust: 27 km/h Rain Today: 0.0mm UV: 1.7 Blackpool Weather #CumulusMX #LiveWeather”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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