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advance

[ad-vans, -vahns] / ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns /












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But a result that does nothing to advance human understanding, they contend, can hardly be called mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"The scale of the advance points to a renewed wave of commodity-driven inflation, complicating the outlook for central banks as borrowing costs continue to rise," he warned.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Cuban President, Miguel Díaz-Canel, said they were "to advance the defence of socialism, to support and widen social justice".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

McKinney ran for district attorney in 2024 but failed to advance out of the primary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a top-secret report, William gave the entire team credit for every major advance.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Chip firms led gains in Asia, with SK hynix and Samsung's advances lifting Seoul's market, while Tokyo's Nikkei rallied thanks to big gains in tech giants Kioxia, Advantest, Tokyo Electron and investor SoftBank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Technology advances and so does police work, and LPRs are just the next step in that advancement,” he said.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

But Kim has recently made modernizing North Korea’s Soviet-era conventional forces a bigger priority, even while he pursues advances in the country’s nuclear-weapons program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Government forces have since overcome their initial disarray and stopped further Houthi advances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Artemis had anticipated some technological advances, but nothing like the treasure trove of fairy hardware spread out on the four-wheel drive’s dashboard.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

It would have closed a loophole that makes it easier for advanced manufacturing facilities to be sited in vulnerable neighborhoods without environmental review.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Nasdaq composite jumped 1.2%, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool advanced in the doubles, beating Russia's Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In July, however, the Federal Communications Commission added new foreign-made advanced robotic devices to a list of products deemed an “unacceptable risk” to national security.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

It held him in place and advanced until they were face-to-face.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

At the closest checkpoint to the front line, we met some fighters who had just returned from positions high on the mountain, just a few hundred metres from advancing Houthis.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The effort to digitally recover writing from Herculaneum's scrolls has been advancing for years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Meta has been working on advancing artificial intelligence efforts for more than a decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The company remains committed to working with government and law-enforcement officials and advancing OpenAI’s safety work, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The team celebrated with high fives and hugs while Sinclair continued on to thank the teams who were not advancing.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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