duresses

noun

plural of duress
as in constraints
the use of power to impose one's will on another complied with the order only under duress

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  1. constraints
  2. pressures
  3. compulsions
Noun
  • Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Backers of electric WIGs view them as a more-practical alternative to eVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, which face major adoption barriers due to operational constraints and regulatory challenges.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • The bank still calls Nvidia the sector’s best risk-reward opportunity but warns that financing pressures, power shortages, and concentrated customers could threaten the buildout.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The proposals come as local governments face rising costs, budget pressures and cuts to federal safety net programs.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressures
Noun
  • The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But per the Black List, the story follows an antisocial man suffering from obsessive compulsions who is haunted by the death of his hoarder mother.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
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