pressed
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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
Got into the game as Leeds pressed after leveller.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The creators and owners of AI might be pressed to answer the question: Exactly what purpose were you pursuing, and how, with a sense of the downsides, did you expect us to like it?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
But Raman’s answers never meandered and weren’t too elliptical, even when she was pressed by the able moderators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
I pressed my mouth into a line, wondering if I’d opened a can of worms.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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