pushes
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By filling the long-standing 80 million-year hexapod gap, the work pushes the early diversification of insects back from the Late Carboniferous into the Early Devonian.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The powerful natural climate phenomenon pushes up global temperatures and can increase the risks of extreme weather.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
That’s because policymakers should, according to White, be willing to “lean against credit excesses” with higher interest rates even if it pushes inflation below target and leads to more frequent, brief recessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If the market starts to worry about U.S. debt levels and pushes up the rate of interest on Treasury bonds to compensate, this in turn pushes up the rates of return demanded by everything else.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fina pushes her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
