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advance

[ad-vans, -vahns] / ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns /












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“While compacting the concrete aggregate base in advance of final street resurfacing, water began to pool at the surface toward the eastern edge of the work area,” the utility said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Steinfeld said Celeste's mother, Mercedes, had been warned in advance that graphic images would be shown.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“You actually have to plan, you know, 12, 18, 24 months in advance for what you want.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh told Wall Street in June to stop relying on the central bank to telegraph its every move in advance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

And so there in the heart of the police station, with the radio blaring out the latest news of the German advance, we prayed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

AI advances depend on hardware, in particular the chips that train AI models and help them tackle everyday tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"Together, these two agreements lay the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar partnership that advances several priority economic and strategic objectives, including nuclear nonproliferation," the department said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, he will have to capitalise on Ukraine's remarkable technological advances and the burgeoning tech defence industry that has spearheaded Ukraine's recent battlefield successes.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

As antibiotic resistance grows around the world, the findings show that important medical advances may come from rethinking the chemistry of drugs that already exist.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Thus it was that he learned about the war in Europe and was able to follow the advances of the troops on a map he hung on the school blackboard, which he marked with pins.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

XPeng’s edge in advanced driver-assistance technology helped it post its first-ever quarterly profit in late 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

According to the paper, the 53-year-old TV presenter is in "advanced talks" with the ITV series, and producers are looking at ways they can adapt the camp to accommodate him.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Olandria and Vansteenberghe were among a handful of day-one contestants who advanced to the competition’s final episode.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

There has also been a lot of talk about the advanced age of many attendees at the No Kings protests, and there is indeed a lot of gray hair in those crowds.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Flying covertly for the Department of Energy, the plane carried some of the most technologically advanced infrared cameras.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Hundreds of people fled by boat from a peninsula in western France on Friday, as authorities ordered it evacuated in the face of a rapidly advancing wildfire.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

"AI is going to keep advancing, and it should," Moran added.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

According to preliminary data, there were 1193 advancing issues and 1540 declining issues on the NYSE.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

SpaceX is dedicated to advancing space technology with the goal of enabling human life on other planets.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

No one doubted that by the summer of 1893 armies of visitors would be advancing on Englewood.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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