headway

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The NFL, meanwhile, has been unable to make any headway on headline issues such as expanding the regular season to 18 games because of the power vacuum inside the union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

A month ago, I highlighted the fragility in the financial sector, arguing that the broader market would struggle to make meaningful headway without its participation.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Her remarks came a day after Iran and the US said they had made headway in talks taking place in Geneva about Tehran's nuclear programme.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

She’s also worried that her publisher is going to make her pay back the advance for the book about Plath and Hughes that she’s been unable to make any headway on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

The sight of them did nothing to encourage Vervain’s party, who were reluctant to dig and made little headway during the darkness before moonrise.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams