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[fur-ther] / ˈfɜr ðər /






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He responded by further attacking the three outlets.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

TfW said it was exploring a pilot to allow eligible railcards to be linked to pay-as-you-go accounts, and hoped to introduce child fares in future, but said further development was needed.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Going further back, the stock also did much better than the S&P 500 during the stock-market slump of the early 2000s, and even the Asian financial crisis of 1998.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

After years of effort, Merck could make only a few grams at a time, at staggering cost, with no clear therapeutic opportunity to justify further investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The New-York Tribune published a letter from Dr. Lee further explaining the physiology and acoustic science behind his claim.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

And Lena reflects an archetypal American figure central to black culture and pride: the matriarch who, against considerable obstacles, holds together a family and furthers its ambitions through her personal integrity and fortitude.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

But Dan Wasiolek, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, told MarketWatch that the deal furthers his belief that prediction-market competition is overstated.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

As MMA solidifies, “it produces heat, and then in producing that heat, it furthers the chain reaction, so it keeps going and going and going,” Bernal said.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Assuming the young Swede maintains his current trajectory, following his recent win at Torrey Pines, he will surely have many more fans as he furthers his quest for a first major title.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2025

They realize that Western rule furthers more than anything else the Westernization of their social system, their traditional manner of life, and they therefore tend to react fanatically against it.

From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard

Super Micro has been working its way back into Wall Street’s good graces, and its latest earnings report furthered the cause.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

But it has also aided warring parties when it furthered its interests.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

The Civic Memory Working Group that has recently furthered this effort left the city with a list of other historical obligations as yet unmet, challenging issues in the region’s past that remain unresolved.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2025

Mr. Francis’ actions not only degraded the 7th Fleet’s readiness but shook the Fleet’s trust in its leadership who furthered his corrupt practices,” Kelly said.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2024

The fact that they were exactly alike, that they were surrounded by the same barren hard-packed earth, furthered the illusion.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Sandisk’s stock was furthering a sharp rally off recent lows — such that it’s now up more than 60% in just over two weeks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Journalists on the old plane out of Ankara were also told to keep their window blinds down -- a step normally reserved for war zones -- furthering suspicions of security concerns.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

And though the suit doesn’t name the classmate, her name has now leaked via court documents, furthering an already pronounced imbalance of power.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Gross domestic product expanded 0.5% in the three months through March, furthering the 0.2% expansion during the final quarter of 2025, Switzerland’s statistics office said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Lawrence replied that “the idea of a federation of democracies may have much practical merit, but... I would not think of using my position as a scientist in furthering such a political movement.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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