pressed

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Bolivian riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in La Paz on Friday for the second time in a week as unions and Indigenous groups pressed their calls for President Rodrigo Paz to step down.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The Revolution’s meaning was not merely preserved; it was pressed, insistently, toward the question of slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Prosecutors said the victim pressed his cell’s emergency call button, which turned on a green light outside his door and sent a series of pings to notify the guard on duty in the living area.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

An emotional France captain Manae Feleu though pressed for the process to accelerate further.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Her shoulder pressed against mine as we ran, and she shot me a knowing look out of the corner of her eye, her mouth set in a grim line.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin