advance

Brent crude oil hovered around $90 a barrel as hopes for an advance in peace talks and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

So should there be a limit; a moment when a tournament director offers the spot to a more highly ranked player trying to advance their career?

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Ships transiting the Panama Canal book their passage well in advance, and ships without bookings wait an average of five days to get through, but there is an auction where last-minute transits can be purchased.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The advance could eventually make the alloy, which is widely used in aerospace applications and may have uses in other industries, printable on more common commercial equipment.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

During their advance across the Marne, the Germans had lost another 130,000 men.

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

In 2022, advances in DNA technology led investigators with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office to identify the remains of another one of Jesperson’s victims as Patricia Skiple.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

To be sure, while copper’s record run seems part of a theme alongside gold and bitcoin’s advances, it isn’t just about monetary anxiety, White noted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Together, these advances could make three-dimensional wavefunction imaging much more practical.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

South Korea's Vice Oceans Minister Nam Jae-hon said the Arctic route was "bound to become an alternative" to Middle Eastern shipping lanes -- as geopolitical risks and technological advances make it increasingly competitive.

From Barron's ● Aug. 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

A similar incident at OpenAI triggered a petition signed by more than 1,000 employees at cutting-edge AI companies calling on the US government to help slow the release of the most advanced AI models.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Legislators advanced bills, backed by California’s powerful trial lawyer trade group, aimed at policing the state’s legal industry, which has been bruised by ‘a wave of inappropriate attorney conduct’ highlighted by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Summer brought a growth spurt to advanced economies, according to closely watched business-activity surveys, and global trade is buoyant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Investment in data centres has the potential to create new economic opportunities and support skilled employment, while strengthening Wales' attractiveness as a leading destination for advanced digital investment."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The easier of the two is 1a, but if the class is advanced, use 1b.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The program seeks to connect more South Koreans to homegrown AI chatbots with the goal of advancing the country’s push for AI sovereignty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

These problems become particularly important with advancing age and in people living with long-term conditions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

The report says San Diego police officers last year conducted more than 244,000 investigative searches of the data and that it played a “key role in advancing 361 cases.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"The team moved with extraordinary speed to give Swift a chance to carry out more science while advancing capabilities America will need for satellite servicing in the future," Isaacman added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

A group of people, including a spider and a being with glowing eyes, confronted a terrifying creature rising out of the sea, their hands outstretched, preventing the evil from advancing.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia