as in to move
to leave a place often for another
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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One show that won’t be pushing on, however, is Charlie Covell’s Greek mythology retelling Kaos.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
That’s why Pisani wants to further push on the accessory segment and aims to generate 50 percent of Fiorucci’s total sales out of it by 2029.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Does Ueda push on with higher rates, unsure how those steps might reverberate through the economy?
—William Pesek, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
There have been a few company lines the A’s have pushed on their way out of town.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
That’s why Pisani wants to further push on the accessory segment and aims to generate 50 percent of Fiorucci’s total sales out of it by 2029.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Does Ueda push on with higher rates, unsure how those steps might reverberate through the economy?
—William Pesek, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
There have been a few company lines the A’s have pushed on their way out of town.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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As the world moves toward a hyper-connected blend of IT and OT, securing these vital systems will be paramount to safeguarding critical infrastructure, human safety and societal well-being.Robert McNutt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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The characters move within even the grittiest spaces as if walking past backdrops or C.G.I. green screens.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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Stallone was announced last year as starring in the reboot but has since exited the project, as has previously announced director Ric Roman Waugh.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the December quarter, Apple expects services revenue to grow at a rate similar to fiscal ’24, said Maestri, who is exiting the CFO role at the end of the year.Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Korean Central News Agency said Choe and her entourage departed Pyongyang International Airport on Monday, with Moscow's ambassador to the country Alexander Matsegora among those who saw the delegation off.David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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The trip will depart Miami for Seattle on April 23, 2026.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
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Subscribe to Axios Latino to get vital news about U.S. Latinos and Latin America.Russell Contreras, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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Things were about to get a lot more serious — but not in the way couples often do.Ryan Ermey,Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Most went dormant in August and September, then the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene made their way up here.Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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The sun will also set earlier, going down at 4:28 p.m. in early December before gradually moving later.Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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In Greek mythology there was a giant, Antaeus, who lost his strength every time he was pushed off the ground.Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
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Other journalists at the scene also witnessed the bodies being pushed off the rooftops.Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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While Vice President Kamala Harris makes a case against former President Donald Trump and a case for unity, Trump is pulling out all the stops (and stunts) to get those middle-class Americans to vote Trump once again.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Trump had initially agreed to a similar exchange, then pulled out of it.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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As various officials and nearly two dozens family members have vouched for the brothers rehabilitation over the decades, the judge could also let the siblings walk out of the the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego where they are both incarcerated.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news To recapture a key moment in evolution, when aquatic animals walked out of the ocean, a group of scientists is building robots that mimic the motions of ancient organisms, according to a report in Science Robotics.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20on. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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