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Drago pressed a button and the door closed.

There was no-one at the reception desk, so he pressed a bell for service.

He pressed the accelerator.

I pressed it, and, satisfied with the discovery.

The dolphin was taught to press one of two paddles depending on whether it heard the high tone or one that was lower.

Don't press too hard!

Oh, I can still feel his body pressed against mine.

Every time they see an N, they press one key and every time they see an X, they press another.

And the researcher noted that the dolphin is quite eager to press the paddle when it was sure of the answer, but exhibited hesitation during difficult trials.

The dolphin was taught to press one of two paddles depending on whether it heard the high tone or one that was lower.

And then the subjects would press a button to indicate whether they thought there were more blue dots or yellow dots.

So why all the bad press for burning carbon?

So there was bad press, bad publicity, enough that the government eventually felt it had to do something.

He watched as the print emerged from the press.

He was writing the book up to the moment the presses rolled.

We check prices at the time of going to press.

Now let’s get back to the invention of the painting press in 1440.

So we’re pretty sure that glasses were invented about the late 1200’s, well, over a hundred years before the printing press.

But, first let me back up a bit and talk about vision correction before the printing press.

Pro: So, we’ve been talking about the printing press, how it changed people’s lives, making books more accessible to everyone.

Male Professor: Now in Europe in the Middle Ages before the invention of printing and printing press, all books, all manuscripts were hand made, and the material typically used for the pages was parchment, which is animal skin that’s stretched and dried under tension so it becomes really flat and can be written on.

What happens at the atomic level when metals are hammered and pressed into shape has always been a mystery.

1 clove fresh garlic, pressed or diced

I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water.

The grapes are hand-picked and pressed.

Anne was pressing me to tell her all about it.

It's part of a boycott aimed at pressing city officials into apologizing.

He's pressing me into going to stay with him for a few days.

Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details.

He pressed her for an answer.

She doesn't like to be pressed about her private life.

There's a couple of dresses to be pressed.

clean, neatly pressed, conservative clothes

Vera pressed his shirt.

She gave Tom a big smile and pressed his arm affectionately.

Having severe gout in the right hand and time pressing, I went with him to Boulogne to help.

The audience pressed into the theatre.

A group of people pressed through the door.

The crowd pressed forward to catch a glimpse of him.

They tipped the grapes into the press.

a cider press

The little office became stale and overheated from the press of so many bodies.

A meeting was called, but the press was not admitted.

Christie looked relaxed and calm as he met the press afterwards.

A friend of mine was rung up by the press.

the Hogarth press

the boundary between privacy and press freedom