advance
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Average hourly wages for permanent employees rose 3.2% on a year earlier, softening from the 4.8% advance the month before and below the 4.6% rise economists expected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A new drug called daraxonrasib offers a critical advance in treating metastatic pancreatic cancer.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the path he’s taking, even as it seems increasingly likely that he will advance to the general election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It "was planned long in advance" and created ongoing suffering among victims and their families that is "simply indescribable," prosecutor Matthias Boettcher told the court.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Kubat was afraid that Vasiljevic wouldn’t release the advance payment unless Bobby first signed the contract, which had been translated into English by Zita.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing advance
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 2
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