make advances
Example Sentences
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US President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to make advances.
From BBC
The intelligence community officials say they are turning to the private sector to make advances in artificial intelligence deemed necessary to out-compete China and other adversarial nations.
From Washington Times
He tried to make advances toward her and got angry when she rebuffed him.
From Fox News
The result — announced last week, with 738 workers voting to form a union — dealt a crushing blow to labor and Democrats when conditions appeared ripe for them to make advances.
From New York Times
Amazon workers at a giant warehouse in Alabama voted decisively against forming a union on Friday, squashing the most significant organizing drive in the internet giant’s history and dealing a crushing blow to labor and Democrats when conditions appeared ripe for them to make advances.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
