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advance

[ad-vans, -vahns] / ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns /












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It is understood the Palace was told in advance of Burnham's comments in an opinion piece on Friday night, and the King has not made any changes to his speech in light of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Over the summer and early fall, Nebius’s bankers arranged for company executives to meet with fund managers in advance of a potential high-yield bond offering, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Shares of Alphabet were punished on signs that AI’s advance may encroach on a crucial part of its business, even as its data-center spending push continues.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

To reduce the risk of disorienting light, sound and crowds, the release won’t be publicly announced in advance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Lincolns had given the Fords enough advance notice for the proprietors to decorate and join together the two theater boxes—seven and eight—that, by removal of a partition, formed the president’s box at the theater.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Researchers believe this combination could lead to major advances in cancer treatment during the 21st century.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Lawmakers in a dozen states have passed laws on merchant cash advances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“As AI advances faster and faster, the key thing enterprises are looking for is trust,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

“For years we’ve talked about, how do we better coordinate the bureaus? There have been advances, but it’s still fundamentally been a challenge,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the years prior to 1919, extraordinary advances were made in the field of aviation.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

The team has won their league championship three years in a row, this was the first year they advanced in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Within Theodore Roosevelt’s muscular nationalism, these agendas advanced federal regulation amid Republican divisions over executive authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Even advanced artificial intelligence tools, including AlphaFold, have been unable to fully resolve the interaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The UPCCs in north-west Wales were set up in 2022 and are staffed by advanced nurse practitioners, GPs and physiotherapists, who treat patients with urgent health problems on the same day.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

As the night advanced, terror turned to resentment.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

But the advancing train was never ordered to stop.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The institute focuses on advancing research into difficult and complex diseases while helping promising laboratory findings move more quickly toward potentially lifesaving treatments for patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Separately, the spokesperson said, “We’re committed to working with Florida and other states on advancing pragmatic AI policies that apply to the entire AI industry—not just one company.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

A series featuring two of baseball’s smaller markets is an anomaly when history shows a correlation between payroll and success, not only in the regular season but in advancing through the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

A tide of multicolored vomit advancing down the aisle was enough to distract Wilcox.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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