abreast
Example Sentences
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WSJ keeps you abreast of developments with live coverage here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Inslee is not, he told me, against staying abreast of public opinion per se.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
On Sunday, Trump told reporters he had been kept abreast of the latest developments and the talks are "moving along".
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
As such, they spend most of their time staying abreast of local developments and gathering insights from sources in ways that won’t attract too much attention from their hosts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
The road was scarcely wide enough for two riders to pass abreast, its surface cut by tiny streams and littered with stone.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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