pushy

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In a documentary, “Storming Caesars Palace,” Duncan explains: “I came from no place, just slided in from out of nowhere. But when I came in, I came in pushy. And I’ve been pushy ever since.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"It's who's pushy enough, educated enough, to see the process through. And then ultimately the answer is generally 'No'."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Timothee Chalamet had long appeared a lock for his pushy 1950s ping-pong player in "Marty Supreme."

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

“Officers are going to be pushy, they’re going to try to get you to be nervous so that you can make a mistake and incriminate yourself,” Trujillo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025

“I don’t know. Sometimes I think she’s just too pushy, like when she dismissed her students’ Lei Feng Study Group.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang