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abreast

[uh-brest] / əˈbrɛst /




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As part of the company’s initiative to grow revenue and stay abreast of competition, the Wall Street Journal reported last month that OpenAI is shelving “side quests” to focus on core enterprise and productivity tools.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

At many companies there is a single person in charge of HR, which might mean that compliance alone—staying abreast of federal, state and local laws and regulations—consumes that person’s days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“It was a continuous evolution to ensure that we were staying abreast of everything that was going on and everybody was maintaining a basic skill set,” says Neuman.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Inslee is not, he told me, against staying abreast of public opinion per se.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

They walked down the hill in a slow procession, all stepping gravely, all in time, filling the road, five abreast.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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