advance
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Either go to a shelter -- the metro or a basement -- in advance, accepting a disrupted and uncomfortable night of half-sleep.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Agencies have to disclose their plans in advance, gathering public comment.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Many visitors, like Weinstock, who flew using travel points, had to buy tickets more than six months in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Under California law, agencies must typically provide at least 48 to 72 hours of advance written notice before clearing a homeless encampment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
For example, you could decide in advance on a simple code like this:
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Formula E advances 'could bring ultra-fast charging in five years'
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Flanagan now advances to a general election matchup against Michele Tafoya, a former professional sports sideline reporter.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
One of the study's major advances was the reconstruction of four stages in the early evolution of biological catalysis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Having been upstaged by the arrival of ChatGPT in late 2022, Google has emerged as a pacesetter in generative AI since spring 2024 following recent advances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It is astonishing how little information we have about this universal process, with all the other dazzling advances in biology.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI developer that shook markets last January after releasing its own advanced model, quickly faded as a threat to the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Increased monitoring and more advanced disease tracking can also amplify the sense that something new is afoot, even if it was always there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
She advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne in January but was beaten by eventual champion Rybakina.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But "for all sectors and regions overall, we have not yet seen any structural buying shift that would benefit the most advanced companies" in these areas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
As the night advanced, terror turned to resentment.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Importantly, you should master each task or level of difficulty before advancing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
“The pro-slavery factions were picking on specific verses like ‘slaves obey your masters’ and saying, ‘Well, we’re clearly advancing the more biblical society because look, the Bible says exactly what we’re doing,’” Coffman said.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The move is also meant to position Meta as an American open-source alternative to rapidly advancing inexpensive Chinese AI models.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
AI tools are rapidly advancing and have already been used to design new antibiotics.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Keeping himself fully shielded, the commander stowed his wings in their sheath, advancing on foot across the deck.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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