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Meanings of pressed about in English

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Usage of pressed about in English
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She also was pressed about the destruction of videotapes documenting the tactics.
Reuters
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You don't see panic over that, so why be pressed about this?
Ebony
3
Once, when pressed about it, he peevishly exclaimed, How should I know?
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and...
4
The women and children pressed about him and admired him greatly.
Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
5
Hundreds pressed about to shake the bands of Prescott and Darrin.
The High School Captain of the Team; or, Dick & Co. Leading the ...
6
Dozens of eager faces pressed about me-dozensof eager arms parted the crowd.
The Woman in White
7
Then the members pressed about him, eager to praise his work.
Historic Boyhoods
8
And his delicate finger-tips pressed about her temples as he whispered to her.
Leonie of the Jungle
9
They pressed about those twelve ancient men, with many wild and mocking words.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
10
Cheering thousands pressed about the station as Mr. Lincoln's train arrived.
The Crisis — Volume 03
11
When pressed about her sexual partners, she responded with a couple of names.
Radio NZ
12
The lame and the blind pressed about him; he cured them with a touch.
Imperial Purple
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On March 2 Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy was pressed about this issue.
News.com.au
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Unsurprisingly he was pressed about an obvious rift between him and the England management.
The Guardian
15
The strong arm pressed about the wearied little form reassuringly.
Tess of the Storm Country
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And my office suit has got to be pressed about once every two weeks-
Undertow
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