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pressing

[pres-ing] / ˈprɛs ɪŋ /


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But the investigation raises a more pressing question for investors: What would Nvidia look like without the black-leather-jacketed man emblematic of its stratospheric rise?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

The kingdom has been pressing allies for help as it comes under daily fire from the Houthis that recently seized swathes of the Red Sea coastline from the Riyadh-backed government.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

But now there is a potentially more pressing issue: AI’s impressive math skills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The CNN team had a 10-ton weight pressing down on them and still managed to convey the sense of celebration presumably gripping most of its viewers.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

It dipped slightly, almost pressing against her nose.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Sonically improved to levels never before achievable, and accompanied by a lavish and detailed 100-page book, the 5-CD, 118-track boxed set encompasses all of her released sides and a good many outtakes and test pressings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Each of the pressings of 100 copies is made in a different color, which are being stocked in record stores from their native O.C. to London and Japan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025

When Swift drops an album, there are upward of five different vinyl pressings, all in their own color variant, with edition-specific bonus tracks and other exclusives—and all costing $30-plus each.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024

The first impression copy is one of only 1,500 original pressings of the fantasy novel - that went on to spawn Tolkien's universe of Middle-Earth .

From BBC ● May 20, 2024

He smelled like cologne and wore an iron-gray three-piece suit, shiny from too many pressings; the gold chain of a pocket watch dangled from his vest.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini


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