pushed

Example Sentences

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In recent decades, however, marine pollution and environmental decline have pushed Pinna nobilis toward extinction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Morgan and Rockefeller pushed a new, more abstract mindset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

As the ecology director at the nonprofit Climate Revolution Action Network, the 20-year-old has helped put a stop to multiple data centers across New Jersey and pushed for ordinances to ban their construction altogether.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

On Thursday, those issues appeared to have been pushed to the side as football takes centre stage in Mexico.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Friday just before the noon closing when the shop was crowded, a policeman pushed open the street door, hesitated, then continued back into the rear room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom