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English word

press

B1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /pres/US /pres/
noun

newspapers and magazines

verb

to push part of a device, etc. in order to make it work

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Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023) video example

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During the following decade, Secretary-General Moon addressed many of the world's most pressing public challenges—including wars, extreme poverty, climate change, humanitarian disasters, gender inequity, and lack of human rights.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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