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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Taryn Brooke, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2025
For decades, Native tribes in the basin—the Yurok, Karuk, and Hoopa—had pressed for the hydroelectric dams on the Klamath to come down and for the polluted river to be restored.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Lipski has pressed for changes to state law that would require sprinklers in these buildings.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Russian forces are intensifying offensives in Donetsk, expanding long-range strikes on cities and energy infrastructure, and pressing for territorial concessions.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Taryn Brooke, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2025
For decades, Native tribes in the basin—the Yurok, Karuk, and Hoopa—had pressed for the hydroelectric dams on the Klamath to come down and for the polluted river to be restored.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Lipski has pressed for changes to state law that would require sprinklers in these buildings.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Russian forces are intensifying offensives in Donetsk, expanding long-range strikes on cities and energy infrastructure, and pressing for territorial concessions.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Press for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20for. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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