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Meanings of plough on in English

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Usage of plough on in English
1
SO they plough on, the good men and true of the National League.
The Irish Times
2
Once the facts had changed, it would have been wrong to plough on.
The Guardian
3
So he bent his head and tried to plough on through the drifts.
Christmas in Legend and Story: A Book for Boys and Girls
4
Yet the sense is inescapable that Maurizio Sarri cannot simply plough on like this.
The Irish Times
5
And that's how I feel about everything: you plough on.
The Guardian
6
I'm interested in getting results, I will plough on regardless.
The Guardian
7
When the going gets tough the tough get going and you just plough on ahead.
Radio NZ
8
She then filled away and left us to plough on through our waste of waters.
Two Years Before the Mast
9
Being a sick man, your correspondent has no choice, however, other than to plough on.
The Irish Times
10
We plough on to the next stop.
Wanderers
11
We plough on and have a football match. It was less than ideal preparation for the players.
The Guardian
12
I plough on drearily enough, like a vessel forging slowly ahead against a strong, ugly, muddy stream.
The Altar Fire
13
It is determined to plough on, running the gauntlet of markets in the hope that the storm abates.
The Irish Times
14
She had to just plough on.
The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
15
We wouldn't deny a farmer's right to use a plough on the grounds that the tool is replacing workers.
The Irish Times
16
Abbas himself is convinced the Gaza campaign is designed to sink his initiative, but has vowed to plough on.
Reuters
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Plough on across language varieties
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