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advance

[ad-vans, -vahns] / ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns /












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Overall, this work marks an important advance in the field of MXenes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

In a grueling defensive slugfest with fellow No. 1-seed Texas, the Bruins won 51-44 to advance to Sunday’s national championship game against South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Both teams have shown they have the pitching to advance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

S&P 500’s forward multiple compressed 17%; earnings forecasts improved 3 percentage points, projecting a 19% collective advance.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

At Loos, the gas hung over no man’s land and drifted back into the British trenches, sickening hundreds of men and holding up their advance.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman