inroads

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Inroads cannot be made in reducing personal or institutional racial bias without first admitting it exists.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2019

Inroads to the thermostat were discovered by a student who was as persistent as he was headstrong.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2013

Inroads are being made by some unions, among white-and gray-collar workers in health care, teaching and government, which tend to offset the blue-collar losses.

From Time Magazine Archive

At just 18, she was placed as an intern with Pitney Bowes--a mail-and-document-management company in Stamford, Conn.-- by Inroads, a career-development group for urban minority youths.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inroads were made upon most of the other provisions within the first hour.

From The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended by Hill, Grace Brooks