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pressing

[pres-ing] / ˈprɛs ɪŋ /


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Even before the sharp move, investors were concerned about the number of banks in second-quarter reports calling out a squeeze between depositors pressing for higher rates alongside a shift by borrowers to lower-yielding loans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"I don't think this will lead to any changes on the front lines," he told reporters, adding that Moscow intends to continue pressing on with its almost four-and-a-half-year offensive.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Place a small oven-safe 3-ounce ramekin in the center of each rectangle, pressing down lightly to create a well.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Most older readers know this territory; younger ones have other, more pressing concerns, including how to afford life in the here-and-now.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Mari was mixing something in a bowl, and Hannah was pressing, with all her seven-year-old might, on an orange in a manual juicer.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

More important, she had recorded exclusively for the early Paramount label, notorious for its poor recording quality and worse shellac pressings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The first two pressings sold out in just five days via pre-order.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2025

When Swift drops an album, there are upward of five different vinyl pressings, all in their own color variant, with edition-specific bonus tracks and other exclusives—and all costing $30-plus each.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2024

The first impression copy is one of only 1,500 original pressings of the fantasy novel - that went on to spawn Tolkien's universe of Middle-Earth .

From BBC May 20, 2024

About the pressings he'd made since he was little, and the cuttings he collected.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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