as in to press (for)
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The underground site at Fordow required the use of sophisticated bunker-buster bombs.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025 -
Merging those datasets into a unified Salesforce environment requires careful data mapping to ensure that fields align effectively and relationships between unique data objects are preserved.—
Vamsi Gosu,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Petition (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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