pressing on
Example Sentences
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The Labour government is pressing on with its mission to reach 95% clean power by 2030, believing it will lower bills.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
She kept pressing on what the trial judge should have done, and what, specifically, defense counsel was required to do.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
A disc had slipped and was pressing on a nerve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
DWP said it is pressing on despite the cut, and that the project is fully budgeted through the utility’s power fund.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
And then he starts to laugh, loud and deep and wild, in a way so familiar, it feels like pressing on a bruise.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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