ahead
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Investors look ahead to another week of earnings while retail sales data on Tuesday will be closely watched to see how higher oil prices have hit consumer spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Initially, polls were set to go ahead in just 106 areas, as ministers had granted 30 authorities permission to postpone their elections until May 2027.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
It seems clear that both sides are trying to derive maximum leverage ahead of the next round of talks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
—European markets opened lower after closing last week higher as tensions between the U.S. and Iran increase ahead of expected talks between the two countries in Pakistan this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Nothing between the driver and any distance, nowhere to go but ahead.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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