pressures

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The daily Pentagon briefings of the Gulf War era and the CentCom pressers during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars were undoubtedly inadequate and often sanitized.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

I would put a lot of that down to the departure of Alessia Russo to Arsenal in July, because the England striker is one of the most aggressive pressers in the women's game.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

Garcia likely earned respect by signing the paperwork and talking the talk at the pressers, but actually going through with the challenge, especially with all the stipulations involved, wasn’t the most advisable decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

First, these aren’t the kinds of exchanges you’d get from Wilson, whose postgame or Thursday pressers were rarely worth attending.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

We have foremen or cutters, basters, machinists, fellers, button-holers, pressers, general workers, &c.

From Problems of Poverty by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)