press for
phrasal verb
pressed for; pressing for; presses for
: to make a demand for (something)
Laborers are pressing for higher wages.
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The money, however, won’t be enough to equip all of the city’s 25,000 bodegas with panic buttons, and the United Bodegas Association is pressing for more city and state funding for the initiative.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Regional leaders are, meanwhile, still pressing for de-escalation.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
The second and third generations continue to press for material reparations and denuclearization.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Bryan Little, the bureau’s senior director of policy advocacy, said the group has long pressed for immigration reform to deal with long-running labor shortages.
—Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Regional leaders are, meanwhile, still pressing for de-escalation.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
The second and third generations continue to press for material reparations and denuclearization.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Bryan Little, the bureau’s senior director of policy advocacy, said the group has long pressed for immigration reform to deal with long-running labor shortages.
—Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
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“Press for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20for. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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