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Meanings of press the question in English

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Usage of press the question in English
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He didn't press the question, not wishing to arouse suspicion or mistrust.
Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck
2
And Mrs. Mavick had the good sense not to press the question further.
That Fortune
3
I have not a right, in politeness, to press the question.
Tales and Novels — Volume 07 / Patronage [part 1]
4
You see, I did not press the question when the others were here.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
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Mrs. Fairfax did not venture to press the question any farther.
The Lovels of Arden
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If not, I wish you to consider whether you should press the question.
The Blotting Book
7
She is glad of a respite, Letitia having forborne to press the question.
Molly Bawn
8
To press the question would be to precipitate a catastrophe.
The Last Hope
9
He was wise enough not to press the question into what her specializing ran.
The Man and the Moment
10
I would have given worlds to press the question then, but could not venture.
The Disowned — Volume 04
11
Do not ask, Charles; do not press the question.
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper
12
As I am one of the persons mentioned I would not press the question further.
Humanly Speaking
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Four or five days passed before Louis dared press the question of his return home.
Charles the Bold, Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
14
But fortunately one of her generals was announced, and she did not press the question.
The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander
15
Mrs. Bickford perceived that he was out of humor, and did not press the question.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
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He, therefore, allowed himself to press the question:
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