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advance

[ad-vans, -vahns] / ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns /












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Hence, the currency pair must break above 1.2871 to extend its advance, the strategist adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Masud's lawyers asked a federal court in Washington to rule the alleged confession inadmissible in advance of his trial in April next year as it was not the original document.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

As a kid in Kansas City, she’d plan her costume months in advance, prowling Spencer’s Gifts and Party City with her mom in search of something that spoke to her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Unfortunately, I often have to deal with the aftermath when these issues haven’t been thought through in advance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Pétain reorganized the French defenses and took personal command of the artillery; now the Germans became the target of fierce bombardments as they clung to their frontline positions or tried to advance.

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

He saw that startling advances were being made in electronics and that Stanford University was a center of expertise in that realm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

They could also provide new insights into how the brain processes memories and language, potentially leading to advances in technologies that help people communicate after neurological injuries.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

But after his wife read a magazine article about advances in prosthetics, describing how they had progressed from basic skin grafts to realistic artificial ears, Gilbert went to his GP.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

EBay stock advances as Morgan Stanley says the company’s live-shopping business is accelerating growth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

And with the steady advances in telecommunications, they would soon be able to disseminate their own digital content in so many new ways to so many more people.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

The annual meetings bring together finance ministers, central bankers and policymakers from around the world, and Warsh said he had heard from others of the "common challenges" advanced economies faced.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Godwin pointed to the blades in a jet turbine, each one a perfect crystal made of an advanced metal alloy that can withstand 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

That’s not to say that you need to pay an adviser either for a plan or for ongoing management, but you do need access to some advanced financial calculators.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

However, most people with fatty liver disease do not develop advanced liver scarring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Vectors depicting advanced computer-aided design models for amazing new skyscrapers.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

In the eighth, with one out, Will Smith cut out the middle man by doubling into the right-field corner and advancing to third when Milwaukee’s Sal Frelick misplayed the carom off the wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"This advancing capability opens an entirely new dimension in our study of exoplanet atmospheres."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The talks are advancing but could still fail to turn into a deal, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

And Jones believes that, due to all of the uncertainty caused by rapidly advancing artificial-intelligence capabilities, many of these insiders will want to quickly diversify.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

By the time the ice was advancing again, the Hainish Withdrawal was complete and the Colonists were on their own, an experiment abandoned.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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