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promotion

[pruh-moh-shuhn] / prəˈmoʊ ʃən /




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No one likes to criticize people who have power over them, especially if they think it could jeopardize their next promotion or bonus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And then there is Nuno, who will try and repeat his achievement at Wolves in 2018 by leading West Ham to promotion.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Rannells: So much of the promotion of things that you work on now hinges on your participation in like, “Post this picture” or “Do this video” or “Do this thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But the statute on removing an officer states: “The president may remove the name of any officer from a promotion list at any time before the date on which the officer is promoted.”

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“The university will be more inclined to reward by pay or promotion him who makes some addition to knowledge of an immediately profitable kind rather than him who works for knowledge itself,” he said.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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