drop press
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drop press
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In 1960, a letter was signed by 352 Basque priests condemning the regime's stifling of basic freedoms; last year several Catholic archbishops urged El Caudillo to drop press censorship.
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