advance
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The Senate recently voted to advance legislation that attempts to impose order on the free-for-all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Other proposals that would have created stricter requirements around the approval process for new storage sites did not advance through the Legislature this session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
None of that seems to have been done in advance of this summit.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
"This scientific breakthrough underscores the power of research to redefine what we thought was possible and advance new approaches to cancer treatment," said Sreekala Bajwa, dean of the agricultural college.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
They promised the boys that they could advance through the ranks and become officers.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Building on those advances, Seales and a group of venture capitalists, with Italy's permission, launched the Vesuvius Challenge in 2023.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The Met said in the 27 years since Dando's death, the investigation had been "subject to numerous reviews", aiming to identify whether matters could be progressed with advances in technology and forensics.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
As the name reflected, the museum contained duelling missions from the start, showcasing American technological advances and telling a more general historical story.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Other parts of the Ukrainian armed forces are using a similar approach to strike logistics and isolate Russian soldiers at the front, reduce Ukrainian casualties, thwart Russian advances and intercept drones, among other key functions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the years prior to 1919, extraordinary advances were made in the field of aviation.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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The advanced method is known as ancestral sequence reconstruction, which was pioneered by Joseph Thornton, a former UO scientist whose old laboratory space is now occupied by Barber's group.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
There was no mention of increasing exports of China's rare earth minerals to the US nor was there any indication that restrictions on advanced US semiconductors would be eased.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
It will seat 3,600 for basketball/volleyball events with comfortable seating and a large Daktronics scoreboard hanging from the ceiling, as well as other technologically advanced video boards showing statistics and player backgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He noted that current lead times for Nvidia’s most advanced Blackwell chips are over 30 weeks, and that average selling prices for those chips are up more than 30% sequentially.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
She advanced on the creatures, who backed away with nervous whines.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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The effort to digitally recover writing from Herculaneum's scrolls has been advancing for years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
He reflects on the many patients he has helped navigate the advancing haze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Singh, a former international-level sport shooter, said women in Bihar were advancing in many areas but concerns about their safety persisted.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Cryptocurrencies are advancing in a group this morning, a move given strength by recent inflows and one likely to attract even more of those vital funds,” said Chris Beauchamp, IG’s chief market analyst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
First come merchants, potentates, and artisans of the City Erhenrang, rank after rank, magnificently clothed, advancing through the rain as comfortably as fish through the sea.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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