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Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever to live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

Two teams in contrasting form are set to battle it out this evening, with promotion pushers Partick Thistle hosting James McPake's Dunfermline Athletic - who remain in dire need of a victory.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

Here’s a recap of some of our favorite new record-breakers and, pardon the pun, envelope pushers from the academy’s latest choices.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Rather than depicting an urban milieu populated by hustlers and pushers, the films that arrived during the newer decade captured an emerging, well-educated Black middle and upper class occupying high rises and boardrooms.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The woman in pedal pushers patiently toyed with her line.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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