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In natural English speech, "pressed" appears in contexts such as: "On the numbers, there is it's true at the press conference today Robert Jenrick was not very forthcoming about the numbers affected and even when pressed by Joe and others about the numbers, but there is in the small print of this document something that says 2.89 million people will be reassessed.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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On the numbers, there is it's true at the press conference today Robert Jenrick was not very forthcoming about the numbers affected and even when

pressed by Joe and others about the numbers, but there is in the small print of this document something that says

2.89 million people will be reassessed.

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verb

simple past and past participle of press

adjective

Under strain or deprivation.

“The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemy's intentions than it was about the enemy's capabilities.”

adjective

Upset, bothered.

“She did what she always does: laid out a trap, and the well-intended took the bait. Like clockwork. Why do we stay so pressed instead of just ignoring her?”

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