Examples of pressing in a Sentence
a pressing need for reform
she had pressing business on the other side of town
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For many Palestinians in Gaza, however, their most immediate needs – food, shelter, water – remain the most pressing.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
The job comes with an annual salary range of up to $315,967, plus benefits, and the new city manager will be expected to help address Brentwood’s most pressing issues, including the imbalance between jobs and housing and the long commute times residents face.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Andrew Cuomo, by contrast, has yet to present a detailed strategy for lowering the city’s cost of living, leaving Mamdani with the edge on one of the race’s most pressing issues.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Ahead of this year’s trade deadline, the Dodgers’ most pressing need was for bullpen upgrades.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
The job comes with an annual salary range of up to $315,967, plus benefits, and the new city manager will be expected to help address Brentwood’s most pressing issues, including the imbalance between jobs and housing and the long commute times residents face.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Andrew Cuomo, by contrast, has yet to present a detailed strategy for lowering the city’s cost of living, leaving Mamdani with the edge on one of the race’s most pressing issues.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Ahead of this year’s trade deadline, the Dodgers’ most pressing need was for bullpen upgrades.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Pressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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