press on
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"When the nanopillars are closer together, more of them can press on the same virus at once, stretching its outer shell past breaking point."
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
The White House had sent a notice to the press on Wednesday about her plans to make “a statement.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Without "sufficient progress", she warned willing EU states would press on alone.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
The 26-year-old said he had been subject to "endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders".
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
"Lady Stark, I urge you to press on, with all haste," Ser Willis Wode said, his eyes scanning the ridgetops warily through the slit in his helm.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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