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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of push.

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  • Unfortunately, the label pushed it back and made the mistake of making "Number One" the next single and added some questionable elements to the video that alienated some potential buyers close ya shirts, niggas!

    Archive 2008-04-01 Dart Adams 2008

  • Unfortunately, the label pushed it back and made the mistake of making "Number One" the next single and added some questionable elements to the video that alienated some potential buyers close ya shirts, niggas!

    A Message To Record Labels: Stop Pushing Back Albums! AKA Cop It On February 30th Or Neveruary 7th! (Re-Up From 2006) Dart Adams 2008

  • The drive for the title pushed him after Santa Clara, led by Steve Nash, knocked his number 2 seeded squad out in the first round of the 1992 tournament.

    jfloydking Diary Entry jfloydking 2007

  • Some Turks were jubilant that President Obama avoided the term pushed by diaspora Armenians and their congressional allies.

    Hurriyet Dailynews HDN 2010

  • Some Turks were jubilant that President Obama avoided the term pushed by diaspora Armenians and their congressional allies.

    Hurriyet Dailynews HDN 2010

  • Frances Yip's concert in Singapore last year showed that she still has a fair following over here, which is probably why her label pushed out this reissue.

    TODAYonline 2010

  • Whether it was from various bands searching for votes to get a contract or an on-campus concert, the label pushed itself and got its name out to the Carolina community this year.

    Daily Tar Heel RSS 2009

  • Former Sen. Phil Gramm pushed to pass the repeal of G-S and Robert Rubin pushed Bill Clinton to sign it, and then Rubin went to work for Citibank, the bank that had the most to gain from its repeal.

    Poll: Public backs giving Washington more power to regulate Wall Street 2010

  • Pearlstein pushed back the conventional wisdom and pointed out that the best way to get deficits under control is to slow down “the key driver of those long-term deficits,” skyrocketing health care costs.

    Wonk Room » The Deficit Reduction Health Care Reform Act Of 2009 2009

  • It's not a lock, but the narrative being pushed is that it's time for a woman to win this award.

    The Oscars: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? 2010

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