press on
Example Sentences
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Without "sufficient progress", she warned willing EU states would press on alone.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
The 26-year-old said he had been subject to "endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders".
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
The same thing happened when assembly lines reshaped manufacturing, when robotics entered the factory floor, when computers displaced typewriters, and when the internet placed a printing press on every desk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
The country's army-aligned government has indicated it will press on with the war following an internal meeting on a US ceasefire proposal.
From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025
To Elizebeth’s surprise, the blackboard story “set the press on fire.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.