headway
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He would stagger payments, making headway on one card by paying just over the minimum one month, then doing the same on a different card the next.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
At first, Baron showed his trademark skepticism and turned down the opportunity, concerned it would be hard for Tesla to make headway.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
In the early 1980s, officials made headway on a plan to build a subway under Wilshire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Efforts since then, including during President Biden's term, made little headway.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Will had to push against something invisible and then pull Lyra after him, and the Gallivespians could hardly make any headway at all.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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