the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
Recent Examples on the WebApple has been pushing on soccer in particular, inking a streaming deal with MLS that got a big boost with the arrival of Lionel Messi in Miami.—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024 Regulators last year flagged the dangers of loans and credit cards that health care providers push on patients, often saddling them with more debt.—Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 The exception: Late in pregnancy, your baby may push on your stomach and intestines, causing nausea.—Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024 Making a late-season push on the boards is USC’s next task after tackling its turnover problem.—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 As the Russian army concentrated much of its combat power for a push on Avdiivka, the KAB came into its own.—David Axe, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024 That took about two years of pushing on vendors and really working the system to get that ready.—Jane Thier, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2024 Lucid struggled to obtain funding until Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invested a billion dollars in the company in 2018, allowing Lucid to complete work on its factory in Arizona and push on with developing the Air.—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2024 New York City is sinking, too, due to the weight of all those buildings pushing on the ground.—Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024
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