full-court press
noun
1
: a press employed in basketball on both halves of the court
2
: an all-out effort or offensive
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Shreeve is especially effective defending in the full-court press.
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Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
This full-court press was once a phenomenon of the autumn election season every four years, but Arizonans had barely moved past the controversies of the last two election cycles when the next one began.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Immediately after Trump’s surprise victory, Trudeau and his advisers began a full-court press aimed at convincing U.S. officials that sticking with free trade remained in the United States’ economic interests.
—Jonathan Kay, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Canceling the full-court press to restore the Iran nuclear deal will not be easy for the Biden administration, in part because some of its most senior foreign policy officials were key architects of the original agreement.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
This full-court press was once a phenomenon of the autumn election season every four years, but Arizonans had barely moved past the controversies of the last two election cycles when the next one began.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Immediately after Trump’s surprise victory, Trudeau and his advisers began a full-court press aimed at convincing U.S. officials that sticking with free trade remained in the United States’ economic interests.
—Jonathan Kay, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Canceling the full-court press to restore the Iran nuclear deal will not be easy for the Biden administration, in part because some of its most senior foreign policy officials were key architects of the original agreement.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Full-court press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-court%20press. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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