Example Sentences

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Unbeknownst to them 1,200 feet below, winds were pushing the fire west between Eaton Canyon and Rubio Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“There just simply would be no career if you were pushing back and filing complaints.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A Reuters report that Iranian hardliners were pushing for Tehran to obtain a nuclear bomb helped push stocks to their lowest levels of the session in the afternoon, according to commentary published by Mizuho Securities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"But it didn't mean that it didn't happen. It seemed irresponsible they were pushing so hard on something that seemed so black and white to us".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The two winds were pushing them in different directions, but the petrels were using them to meet in the center of the picture.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt