pressed
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Still, the Lakers pressed on in their second game, against the crosstown rival Clippers, a game with meaning for both teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
She was pressed several more times on the issue, saying the government was consulting on the proposals and would "will come out with the measures that we take forward".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
They pressed him for details about what happened in South Carolina, quizzing him on his dinner with Graham and a second in-person meeting he said he had with Clyburn.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. as students pressed him and Stuart to explain the basis for morality, the veracity of the Bible and the origins of the universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Clare recalled the warm-cup-of-tea expression on the mother’s face as she’d pressed her cheek to the girl’s.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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