pushbacks
- plural of pushback.
Example Sentences
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Notice how persistent the resistance has been, with pushbacks in October 2024, February 2025, and again last June.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Gascón’s data-driven pushbacks have done little to chip at public perceptions of crime run amok.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
But they again couldn’t hold on and wound up losing, 4-3 in overtime to spoil a night otherwise highlighted by one of the team’s better pushbacks in quite some time.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
He hits out at France's suspension of the Schengen free movement zone on this border, which has facilitated the checks and pushbacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023
Asked if Greece was wittingly engaging in pushbacks, Mitsotakis said: "Absolutely not."
From Reuters ● May 24, 2023
