pressed

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Bolivian riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in La Paz on Friday for the second time in a week as unions and Indigenous groups pressed their calls for President Rodrigo Paz to step down.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The Biden administration pressed ahead with talks to revive the agreement in April 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Prosecutors said the victim pressed his cell’s emergency call button, which turned on a green light outside his door and sent a series of pings to notify the guard on duty in the living area.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor pressed directly on that point, asking whether the search really occurred only once information was exposed to the government.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

“I’m so sorry,” I say, my still-wet hands pressed into his shirt.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam