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carry forward

VERB
apply to next page, column, period, etc.
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“We want to make sure that Dolly’s vision, that reading is for everyone, becomes a reality. That’s something that we can all carry forward in memory of Dolly.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The excess can carry forward for five years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

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

Xi said at the time that he would work with To Lam to "carry forward the traditional friendship" between the two socialist neighbours.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

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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