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
  • Enterprise Decision Computing turns a business decision – its possible actions, objectives, constraints, uncertainty, interdependencies, and economic consequences – into a computable enterprise object that can be solved and optimized as a whole.
    — Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Which is to say quality constraints on what Paramount could conceivably dump into theaters are totally lacking.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • Separating students from those pressures for several hours could encourage face-to-face conversation and give overwhelmed teenagers a genuine break.
    — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • It’s closely watched for evidence of whether underlying price pressures are easing amid supply shocks that can drive the headline Consumer Price Index number higher.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pressures
Noun
  • The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
  • These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of compulsions
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