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pushed

British  
/ pʊʃt /

adjective

  1. informal (often foll by for) short (of) or in need (of time, money, etc)

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Further investigation showed that this dark band represented a wave of soluble actin, a key protein involved in cell movement, being rapidly pushed forward.

From Science Daily

Just how far his Sydney struggles have pushed him down the pecking order remains to be seen.

From BBC

"You don't have to sign up but it feels like I'm pushed into a bit of a corner with my customers expecting me to use it," she said.

From BBC

Consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than a year as the war pushed energy prices up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil and gas prices, increasing the cost of transport, fertiliser and food production.

From BBC

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