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push through

British  

verb

  1. (tr) to compel to accept

    the bill was pushed through Parliament

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Could Infantino really push through a 64-team World Cup?

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Success will likely require a lot of capital spending and the ability to push through supply constraints, J.P.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Hernández had made peace with his injury, given he was able to push through to a World Series win with little time to heal.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

Magyar's Tisza party won 141 of parliament's 199 seats in the April 12 polls, a comfortable two-thirds majority enabling it to change the constitution and push through key reforms.

From Barron's May 9, 2026

Instead, her subject's skin warms and their spine begins to protrude from their back, as if it might actually push through their skin.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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