press on
Example Sentences
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But in California, Porter has pressed on and remains in the top tier of the crowded gubernatorial field.
From Los Angeles Times
We may hear something of his impressions at the end of his trip, as it is customary for the Pope to hold a news conference with travelling press on the return flight to Rome.
From BBC
When pressed on the research unearthed at Yale, she acknowledged, “we were so focused on Philip Johnson I don’t know that we did as deep a dive on this issue.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Instead, it pressed on with plans for relaxing measures over Christmas, while cases grew rapidly, only to change course on the 19 December, when levels of infection became critical," she said.
From BBC
When pressed on whether he denied making the comments altogether, he said he was not "denying or saying anything".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
