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power press

American  

noun

  1. a press operated by a mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic device.


Etymology

Origin of power press

First recorded in 1835–45

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Gerry McCann told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that more than a year on from Labour coming into power, "press regulation is no longer a priority".

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

President Abraham Lincoln had to deal with the locomotive, power press and the telegraph’s increase of information flow.

From US News Sep. 1, 2014

Agency spokesman Peter Melton said investigators found a hydraulic power press did not have a proper stop control.

From Time Nov. 14, 2013

Action: the King-Emperor approached a huge power press and thrust into it, with well simulated carelessness, not only an object to be pressed but also his right hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Weakness cowers in walls of cloisters, But wills of power press onward, And thronging, with longing, They thrust one another out of the lands.—

From Poems and Songs by Palmer, Arthur Hubbell

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