pressing
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Other pressing issues may deserve more attention, and I hope your adviser is raising them too.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Corruption, according to some recent polls, has joined the economy as voters’ most pressing issue.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
In recent seasons, there has been a rise in man-to-man pressing which has removed the ability for teams to find overloads.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Buckingham Palace has insisted Charles' royal tour is an opportunity for the Caribbean nations to look forward and address pressing issues like climate change.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Her friend is carrying a stack of newspapers; now she flies around the store, pressing copies into shoppers’ hands, depositing them on top of the glass cases.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Sonically improved to levels never before achievable, and accompanied by a lavish and detailed 100-page book, the 5-CD, 118-track boxed set encompasses all of her released sides and a good many outtakes and test pressings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The first two pressings sold out in just five days via pre-order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
When Swift drops an album, there are upward of five different vinyl pressings, all in their own color variant, with edition-specific bonus tracks and other exclusives—and all costing $30-plus each.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024
The first impression copy is one of only 1,500 original pressings of the fantasy novel - that went on to spawn Tolkien's universe of Middle-Earth .
From BBC ● May 20, 2024
He smelled like cologne and wore an iron-gray three-piece suit, shiny from too many pressings; the gold chain of a pocket watch dangled from his vest.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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