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advancement

[ad-vans-muhnt, -vahns-] / ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns- /




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It may not accelerate your climb up the corporate ladder, but, if advancement is no longer your goal, that may be exactly the point.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Ignoring those facts not only puts women at risk of injury or injustice; it reverses 50 years of advancement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

She says that to get there, she leapt from one college job to another for close to a decade, using each new role to gain specialised skills that would help with her career advancement.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

It’s no longer possible to talk about the advancement of tech apart from the consideration of who benefits from it — and how much of that benefit comes at the expense of others.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

We heard only his rowing and felt the advancement afforded by his strokes upon the oars.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The statement highlights some of the anxiety surrounding the latest advancements in technology as some of the world’s largest companies race to compete with China and other countries to dominate the AI race.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

AI can provide earlier and more accurate medical diagnoses, together with treatment plans providing real advancements for underserved communities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Sudden technological advancements, like personal computers or the iPhone, would spark fresh demand for memory chips — but within two or three years, new plants would build up supply and cause memory prices to sink.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

Morgan analyst Brian Essex in a Tuesday note looked at who could benefit from China’s AI advancements.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Great advancements in communication, transportation, and science were about to take place.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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