pushing

Example Sentences

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But with its valleys filling up, some here are pushing to replace natural barriers with something even more unyielding: a population cap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 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

However, that reduction has been more than offset by a rise in appeals, pushing the total backlog to 123,194 cases.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

His arms thrashed wildly, pushing at the river.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret