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advance(s)



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The work advances a strategy the research team has been developing for years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Whether Iran had the ability to pull off such an attack isn’t clear, but the debacle shows how advances in technology and shifting shape of war are changing age-old tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Thrombectomy is one of the most significant advances in modern stroke medicine and can dramatically improve a patient's chances of recovery," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Houthis also made important gains inland, all but besieging the strategic city of Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city, in a move that augured more Houthi advances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

It weakens as it advances, as its outline takes shape in the ether.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García



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