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counterpressure

[ koun-ter-presh-er ]

noun

  1. pressure in the opposite direction or with opposing effect.


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Origin of counterpressure1

First recorded in 1645–55; counter- + pressure
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The counterpressure from influencers may have persuaded Biden to step back from that and bring Dark Brandon to short-form video—but there’s a real question as to whether Biden already missed the app’s peak moment among his youth constituents.

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“But there’s a counterpressure now, which is causing a return to a kind of civic do-gooder who is interested in basic problem-solving, instead of the more partisan, ideological approach.”

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Exist as counterpressure, even just through your absence.

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From birth work, she knew that touch therapy and counterpressure techniques helped with pain, and as the women rested, she got them food or swept their kitchens.

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American health care is less a market than a protection game, and there is no government counterpressure to what the traffic will bear, this book argues.

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