pushing

Example Sentences

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The UAW workers were pushing for wages closer to the $29 an hour they used to earn in 2008 before agreeing to a 50% wage reduction to keep the plant open during the economic recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The most immediate issue has been engineers pushing for their slice of the pie.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This tournament is less about sportsmanship and athletic excellence than about pushing crappy beer and extortionate credit cards?

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's not something that we need to keep pushing to instil in people's minds," a Reform UK source adds.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I shook my head, pushing the thought away.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin