pressed
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She still pressed ahead with the case though to try to recover her court fees, costs and interest.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
European members of the G7 had pressed Rubio at the meeting of foreign ministers of the group in Paris to avoid any new escalation against Iran.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Clad in sleek workout sets and armed with dumbbells, the women squatted, lunged, twisted and pressed with militaristic synchrony in a room heated to 96 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
He pressed every wrong button at every opportunity.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
I pressed my ear to it and listened but it was hard to make sense of the tumult outside.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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