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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So, is Lamont about to press for an expansion of pipeline capacity to the relatively cheap natural gas produced in the Marcellus Shale fields of western New York and Pennsylvania? —

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025 In a series of court filings over the weekend, the Justice Department continued to press for the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his investigations into Donald Trump. —

Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025 Thousands rallied again in Israel to press for a ceasefire deal, hours after Hamas released a video showing one of the hostages still held in Gaza. —

Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025 Ukraine pressed for months and even years to get Western weapons: HIMARS rocket launchers, Abrams tanks and F-16 fighter jets. —

Kim Barker, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for press for