inroads
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Reclaim human intimacy: As A.I. makes inroads into all aspects of society, are chatbots damaging our capacity to maintain relationships with real people?
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
Apple Pay has made meaningful inroads with shoppers, and browsers make it easy for users to store their payment credentials online.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It comes at a time when federal investigators are continuing to probe the ways the Chinese government has made inroads into local governments and with elected officials across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
With Nevada second and New Mexico fourth, the panel elevated Latino voter influence after Trump made inroads with that traditionally Democratic-leaning demographic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Agent Wren made his own inroads, attending tribal gatherings and gleaning information from Osage who might not otherwise talk to a white lawman.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
