as in to move
to leave a place often for another
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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For the farmers and villagers being pushed off their land, or having their water resources privatized, the development rush converged with spiraling violence.
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Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
For those who have kept tabs on her career, the memoir offers revealing glimpses into her rise as a young, promising pop star faced with countless obstacles, from bumping up against her reluctant manager mother to getting pushed off by her record label Blackground Records.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
The first reset was supposed to happen years ago, but during the 2008 financial crisis, Trump was able to push off the day of reckoning.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Separately, some families that were pushed off Medicaid are also waiting more than a month for food assistance because Texas uses the same eligibility system to process applications for both.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
For those who have kept tabs on her career, the memoir offers revealing glimpses into her rise as a young, promising pop star faced with countless obstacles, from bumping up against her reluctant manager mother to getting pushed off by her record label Blackground Records.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
The first reset was supposed to happen years ago, but during the 2008 financial crisis, Trump was able to push off the day of reckoning.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Separately, some families that were pushed off Medicaid are also waiting more than a month for food assistance because Texas uses the same eligibility system to process applications for both.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
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The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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His wife Elizabeth, Duchess of York, became Queen in the same sweep, and their daughters, Princess Elizabeth, then 10, and Princess Margaret, then 6, each moved up a spot in the line of succession to the throne, with Princess Elizabeth heir.Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Line judge Carl Johnson exited the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers matchup after being hit by a Packers player in the third quarter on Thursday Night Football.Valentina Martinez, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Next is exiting a managerial role, possibly even moving out of the CEO role to sit on the board.Simon Bedard, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Participants will depart from Falls City at 9:30 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. for pizza and drinks.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
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In fact, employees departing under negative circumstances may pose a higher risk.Andrew Sever, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Anthopoulos said Grant Holmes will get a chance to win a starting job after impressing as both a reliever and starter in his 2024 rookie season.David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The way he's gotten to F1 has been a little difficult the last couple of years.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Video went viral of the once and future president making his way to his seat, and stopping to shake hands with heads of state.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The leadership races come as Senate Democrats are making a final push on their agenda, with a focus on confirming President Biden's remaining nominees to the nation's courts.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
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The bitcoin price has rocketed this year, pushed on by the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president—fueling a huge $15 trillion bitcoin price bet.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Gaetz was nominated by Trump as attorney general but has since pulled out of consideration.Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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The pilot wrenched the stick back and the F-22 pulled out of the dive 500 feet—or two-tenths of a second—short of impact.J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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The multi-year California Wolf Project got off the ground earlier this year.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Her fellow volunteers included CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs, who got off at every stop, handing out toys and talking to those who had come to see the train.Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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