pushing
Example Sentences
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The Paralympic team have been brilliant, they've been second in the medal table behind China for the last several Games, but other nations are pushing them.
From BBC
Her younger son, Arafat Rahman Coco, was accused of pushing her to approve the deals.
From BBC
Attendees stampeded, pushing and shoving and yelling as if there were one cake, not 1,000.
Brighton are inconsistent but they have shown their quality by pushing Liverpool and Arsenal close in recent weeks.
From BBC
One factor pushing down Hong Kong stocks—and likely Alibaba, in particular—was continued worries about of China’s economy.
From Barron's
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