pushed
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In recent months, congressional pressure on the military pushed several branches to disable mobile advertising IDs — the unique device identifiers used to track a person’s activity and location — on government-issued devices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
Known as the "Gannon storm" or "Mother's Day storm," the event pushed the SYM-H index, a measure of geomagnetic disturbance, to a minimum of −518 nanotesla.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
That has pushed Gaza’s population to a shrinking piece of territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Hikes that began in early 2022, starting from a range of zero to 0.25%, pushed the upper limit of the Fed’s policy range to as high as 5.5% in 2023 and 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
I snatched it up, yanked up the sliding door again, flung the case inside, shoved the door down, and pushed my prison bag up against it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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