How is “put pressure on” used?

In The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014), one line is: “I THEN MOVED TO TRY TO PUT PRESSURE ON MIT IN VARIOUS WAYS”

Which movie is “put pressure on” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014).

to force or to try to persuade sb to do sth; to press physically on a thing, such as a wound or an object, with your hand or weight

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to force or to try to persuade sb to do sth
Hey, erm, what are you doing tonight? Cos I'm having some drinks with some friends and it would be pretty cool if you came along, but it's up to you, cos I don't wanna kind of put pressure on you or anything, so I'll send you a text or something and then you can come or not come and it's up to you, it doesn't matter either way, OK?
I THEN MOVED TO TRY TO PUT PRESSURE ON MIT IN VARIOUS WAYS
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to press physically on a thing, such as a wound or an object, with your hand or weight
- I need you to put pressure on it. - What— What—

Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

I THEN MOVED TO TRY TO PUT PRESSURE ON MIT IN VARIOUS WAYS

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