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"We're going to push them and shove them into action -- and if not, then leave," said the veteran conservationist and one-time presidential candidate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

“When push comes to shove, I’m very often very comfortable with making decisions that don’t make financial sense,” Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

When push came to shove, the human with the archive was always right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

But not to be outdone by his opposite number, Jordan hit back for the hosts with a fine finish, dotting down in the corner despite Theo Attissogbe's last-ditch attempt to shove him into touch.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Jakob stirs, and I shove the book back into my pocket.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

They said the agency at the time opted against tough discipline for controllers, in part because managers condoned the early shoves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

No more traveling calls, rarely calls for over-the-top or blatant shoves in the back to grab a rebound.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

And another AI video on X depicts the pair running together through a city engulfed in flames before the female executive shoves him aside in a dramatic scene.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

None of his commanders spoke English, so instructions came through shoves and gestures.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

His socks poke out of his flip-flops, and he shoves huge spoonfuls of cereal into his mouth from a mixing bowl.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

The other horse people she hangs out with at the barn, where Juni lives, come from “every possible income level and political belief, and they’re all kind of shoved together,” Hanawalt tells me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Why is that a favored constitutional provision while this stuff all gets shoved to the side?

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

"I don't have, as unbelievable as it is as mayor of this region, any power to fix this problem, but it doesn't mean I haven't shoved my nose in," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The strategists also pointed out that investor rotation into other sectors has lifted growth prospects and valuations of many “old economy” industries, long shoved aside by investors.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

In one second, he shoved it into his mouth without saying please or thank you.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

As portrayed by an excellent Samantha Sloyan, Margaret still punishes Carrie by frequently shoving her into a prayer closet, but she’s also more grounded in her humanity.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

AFP saw pushing and shoving between front-row protesters and officers trying to keep the surging crowd away from Jakarta's central Bundaran HI public square, which is surrounded by businesses and embassies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

I try to help them think through things rather than shoving anything down their throat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“I’d never played a game like that with as many cheap shots and people shoving you in the back” forward Bradley Barcola said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“We play three-on-three with some other guys every Tuesday,” Conner said, shoving Teddy into Doug for no apparent reason.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence