press on

Example Sentences

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Healey said he would not speculate on "hypotheticals" when pressed on whether he could rule out UK involvement in further strikes.

From BBC

The government ignored her messages and Rama pressed on.

From Barron's

But they are more circumspect about those other requests, while saying they want to press on "at pace" in removing Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

From BBC

But when I really pressed on the memory — when I tried to locate the most sensory detail — it wasn’t the yogurt dip or the crumb coating or even the spice blend.

From Salon

But when pressed on whether the Climate Change Committee had accounted for data centres in its latest carbon budget, Miliband said: "I don't know the answer but I'm happy to find out."

From BBC