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This makes sense to me, that when estrangement is a pressing necessity it should not be stigmatized or judged.

As India faces fresh economic pressure from U.S. tariffs of 50%, some say it is more pressing than ever for it to fix roadblocks that hamper its economic potential.

USC left Ann Arbor, Mich., last season battered and bruised, its narrow September loss to Michigan having laid bare one of the program’s most pressing concerns upon joining the Big Ten.

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Bellamy is clear about how he wants his team to play – pressing high, attacking whenever possible – but acknowledged that, on occasions like this against superior opposition, that will not always be possible.

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Beijing meanwhile is pressing Downing Street to ensure planning approval is given for a new mega-embassy it wants to build near the Tower of London.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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