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Examples of pressing in a Sentence
a pressing need for reform
she had pressing business on the other side of town
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The problem, more pressing now than ever, is that these lifesaving ecosystems are vanishing — for the very same reason hurricanes are becoming more destructive.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
Even if all that were not the case, the bullpen would still be the Yankees’ most pressing issue.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
The Wednesday draft instead served as an opportunity for Dunleavy to address all those much more pressing matters.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Others have more pressing needs before restructuring.
—Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
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Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
Even if all that were not the case, the bullpen would still be the Yankees’ most pressing issue.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
The Wednesday draft instead served as an opportunity for Dunleavy to address all those much more pressing matters.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Others have more pressing needs before restructuring.
—Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for pressing
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“Pressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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