pushed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Swiatek arrived in Melbourne on the back of two singles defeats at the United Cup and was then pushed hard by Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue in round one.
From Barron's
It's a project long pushed for by Canada's oil heartland but one which faces significant hurdles.
From BBC
Keys said the emphatic nature of her victory "gives me a confidence boost that I can find my best tennis when pushed".
From Barron's
Danish and Greenlandic officials have pushed back strongly against giving up any form of ownership, and repeatedly stated that sovereignty is a "red line".
From BBC
His emergence as a presidential candidate after being a major prime-time TV star through NBC’s reality hit “The Apprentice” pushed politics into the center of the national pop culture conversation.
From Los Angeles Times
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