squeezing

"She juggled her work commitments, family commitments, and volunteer commitments with admirable skill. "

"I squeezed the ball between my hands."

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

"to present an envoy to the king"

"Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding."

"The damage to the car was apparent from the large dent in the side. "

"Many small businesses in my town are struggling due to the rising cost of rent. "

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

"The compression of the trash in the bin allowed us to fit more in. "

"He has survived periods of financial hardship before."