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advance

[ad-vans, -vahns] / ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns /












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During these periods, large amounts of ice are pushed quickly toward the glacier's front, often causing it to advance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Contract screening has benefits, but alienating airports is a poor strategy to advance needed reform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

First-quarter earnings are expected to exceed forecasts for a 13.9% advance.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Tesla straddles are currently cheap enough to buy in advance of the earnings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

This meant that ordinary sentences and phrases had been given secret meanings, agreed upon in advance.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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