pushing

Example Sentences

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The UAW workers were pushing for wages closer to the $29 an hour they used to earn in 2008 before agreeing to a 50% wage reduction to keep the plant open during the economic recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This tournament is less about sportsmanship and athletic excellence than about pushing crappy beer and extortionate credit cards?

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

A council has warned that rules designed to limit pollution are pushing up the cost of new homes and could lead to housebuilding targets being missed.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But Locke and its community supporters — including an array of elected officials and Tanya Ortiz Franklin, the L.A. school board member for that area — are pushing back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Jonah stomped up to the front of the group, while everyone else around him except Chip was pushing back toward Carol.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix