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More pressingly, they find themselves scrapping to reach the postseason without him, having lost three of four games since the trade for Gardner, who’s also out injured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

More pressingly, he predicts that data centres in the not too distant future will come with their own dedicated, built-in nuclear reactors.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

Most pressingly, that includes bringing the FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County — something he and other Maryland leaders, including Alsobrooks, have doggedly pursued.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

Current price increases, if sustained, would pile pressure on the government and more pressingly the central bank, which is politically accountable for extended breaches of the target band.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2022

Mrs. Glass stared full and pressingly at his profile, as if he might say something further, but he didn’t.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger