push down

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Even those who never flew Spirit benefited from its competitive fares, which helped push down costs at other airlines, Hull noted in an “Ode to Spirit” she wrote honoring the scrappy budget airline.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Employers added 178,000 jobs, far more than expected, helping push down the unemployment rate to 4.3%, the Labor Department said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A surge in Chinese exports to Europe is helping to push down goods prices, providing a disinflationary impulse that is offsetting some of the upward pressure from energy costs, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“We are very excited to add a Stanley Cup winner to complement our group and make a big push down the stretch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

It was like trying to push down a tree.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles