push down

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Employers added 178,000 jobs, far more than expected, helping push down the unemployment rate to 4.3%, the Labor Department said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“We are very excited to add a Stanley Cup winner to complement our group and make a big push down the stretch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“If the administration’s efforts to push down the short end of the yield curve prove successful, ARM share could explode to the upside and help the builders put meat on the table,” the analyst noted.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

A 50-year mortgage and a proposal to order Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy billions of dollars of mortgage bonds to push down borrowing costs have been floated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

It let him push down the guilt and fear.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel