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press on







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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