press for
phrasal verb
pressed for; pressing for; presses for
: to make a demand for (something)
Laborers are pressing for higher wages.
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Despite President Donald Trump pressing for lower interest rates, economists say the Federal Reserve will likely stick to its wait-and-see approach and hold rates steady on May 7.
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Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 8 May 2025
President Trump continues to press for control over institutions that shape the arts, culture — and history.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
But as this season has gotten more hilariously digressive in its social experiments, so has Fielder in pressing for ever-more-absurd attempts at verisimilitude.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 8 May 2025
President Trump continues to press for control over institutions that shape the arts, culture — and history.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
But as this season has gotten more hilariously digressive in its social experiments, so has Fielder in pressing for ever-more-absurd attempts at verisimilitude.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Press for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20for. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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