pushed
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The broad-based gains resulted in more stocks within the S&P 500 moving higher, even as weak performance by the index’s dominant tech names pushed it lower.
From MarketWatch
Although her mom, uncle and grandmother had Alzheimer’s, she pushed those thoughts to the back of her head and continued working for about four years after symptoms surfaced.
Brad Karp, who helped legions of clients navigate boardroom intrigue, was pushed out from the chairmanship of Paul Weiss by an internal revolt after his chummy emails with Jeffrey Epstein came to light.
“It’s just that feeling of getting pushed back in your seat a little bit, the speed,” he says.
Railroads and industry had redrawn the country’s financial map and pushed Charles Dow and Edward Jones to launch stock indexes including the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
