Press
Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Seek
Seek verb - To make a request for.
Usage example: came seeking financial advice
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hero with Bad Publicity: The Elite deliberately seek out bad press to convince people that they're still supervillains.
- She shows up again for a few minutes when Bartlett's alone, just before a press conference at which he had been planning to announce that he would not seek reelection, and gives him one of the best pep talks anyone on television has ever received.
Source: Not Too Dead to Save the Day
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