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carry forward

VERB
apply to next page, column, period, etc.
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What I carry forward more than that fancy feeling are the memories my family created as we were seated, together, around the table.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

And later this month, investors will turn to the “January barometer,” another indicator built around the idea that market strength or weakness early in the year can carry forward.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

The BLS’s choice to carry forward previous shelter costs was in line with longstanding contingency plans for missing data, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

"I hope that my daughter's generation can continue to inherit, carry forward, and spread it so that more people can know about it," she added.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

And yet this was the essence of that cultural heritage which the Communist party had sworn to carry forward, whole and intact, into the future.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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