be promoted
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By passing a civil-service exam, for example, subway-station cleaners can be promoted to station agents, then station supervisors—a job that starts at $33.33 an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
If Martin was going to be promoted to the regular roster at some point, they would have to cut a player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The new secretary of the Army, Pete Geren, was handed a list of the Army generals who would serve on that year’s panel to select which colonels would be promoted to one-star general.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Both sides went on to be promoted - Leeds as champions and Sunderland following victory against Sheffield United at Wembley.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The implication is that if the hypothesis passes the test it will be promoted to being a true statement.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
