pushed
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Instead, some of them “were removed to third countries and then pushed back to the very place they fled. This vicious attack on due process and human rights has put thousands of lives in danger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Known as the "Gannon storm" or "Mother's Day storm," the event pushed the SYM-H index, a measure of geomagnetic disturbance, to a minimum of −518 nanotesla.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
The bond-market move pushed the rate on a 30-year mortgage, which tracks the 10-year Treasury yield, above 7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Hikes that began in early 2022, starting from a range of zero to 0.25%, pushed the upper limit of the Fed’s policy range to as high as 5.5% in 2023 and 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
I was standing there, lead-footed with horror, when two men pushed through the door carrying a sheet-wrapped bundle between them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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