pressing
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They are pressing harder until contracts are actually ratified rather than walking out for a few days to make a point, or when they feel like they have run out of options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, immigration - the issue that voters consistently highlight as among the most pressing, and that Reform campaigns heavily on - came up in our investigation too.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The more pressing question—whether women currently in their 20s and 30s will end up with fewer children than their mothers—remains unanswered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Rams architects Les Snead and Sean McVay can still adroitly motivate a player without pressing too hard.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
With each bundle they carried in, I felt weight pressing down on me, heavy as gold.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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