headway
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He would stagger payments, making headway on one card by paying just over the minimum one month, then doing the same on a different card the next.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The talks have been confined to a small working group of officials in Washington who have made headway negotiating outside of the spotlight while the administration has been consumed by the war in Iran.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The challengers say Hernandez has failed to making meaningful headway on homeless encampments in Chinatown, Lincoln Heights and other parts of the district.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The NFL, meanwhile, has been unable to make any headway on headline issues such as expanding the regular season to 18 games because of the power vacuum inside the union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Slowly the schooner paid off and began to gather headway.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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