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  • 11press — press1 [pres] vt. [ME pressen < MFr presser < L pressare, freq. of premere, to press < IE base * per , to strike > OSlav p rati, to strike] 1. to act on with steady force or weight; push steadily against; squeeze 2. to depress or… …

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  • 12Press 53 — is an independent regional publisher of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The press was founded October 1, 2005 by Kevin Watson of Winston Salem, North Carolina. In November 2005, Watson partnered with Sheryl Monks of Hamptonville, North… …

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  • 13press — [n1] people or person working in communications columnist, correspondent, editor, fourth estate*, interviewer, journalism, journalist, magazine, media, newspaper, newsperson, paper, periodical, photographer, publicist, publisher, reporter,… …

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  • 14press — I noun authors, columnists, commentators, contributors, correspondents, editors, interviewers, journalistic writers, journalists, literary publications, media, members of the media, members of the press, news business, news gatherers, newsmen,… …

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  • 15press-up — press ups N COUNT: usu pl Press ups are exercises to strengthen your arms and chest muscles. They are done by lying with your face towards the floor and pushing with your hands to raise your body until your arms are straight. [BRIT] He made me do …

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  • 16Press — Press, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An East Indian insectivore ({Tupaia ferruginea}). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Press — Press, v. t. [Corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a loan; hence, earnest money given soldiers on entering service. See {Prest}, n.] To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress. [1913 Webster] To peaceful peasant to the …

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  • 18Press — Press, v. i. 1. To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force. [1913 Webster] 2. To move on with urging and crowding; to make one s way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to… …

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  • 19press — press[b] (I)[/b] (izg. prȅs) m DEFINICIJA 1. novinari kao grupa (često kao oznaka na novinarskim kolima ili sl.) 2. u imenima novinskih agencija [Associated press; France presse] ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 20press|er — «PREHS uhr», noun. a person or thing that presses: »Pressers iron the wrinkles out of the completed garments and press the inside edges of seams flat (Betsy Talbot Blackwell) …

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