pushover
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It was being a pushover that had finally begun to clear its throat, and Treasury moved to quiet even that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
It may not be a shoo-in, either; Australia, expected to be a bit of a pushover, defied expectations to beat Turkey in an upset last weekend.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
That doesn’t mean she was a pushover or naive; she took names and kept receipts of those who had done her wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Rain and cool temperatures turned Valhalla into a pushover for the first two days, and the scores showed it.
From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024
“A Swanburne girl may forgive as she chooses, but she is no pushover, either,” she told herself, and felt rather pleased about it, too.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
“We advise consumers to give insurers the chance to do the right thing but to not be pushovers and realize insurers are for-profit companies and not charitable organizations,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
I don't think West Brom will be pushovers, but they are still managerless at the moment and Bournemouth should be too strong for them at home.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
Celtic won and deserved to - character as much as class sealed it - but Aberdeen were no pushovers.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024
The Bulldogs are no pushovers but arrive between visits from Oklahoma State and USC.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Planetary police are all pushovers and you start to feel you can go on forever if they're your only competition.
From The Misplaced Battleship by John Schoenherr
