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advancement

[ad-vans-muhnt, -vahns-] / ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns- /




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“We believe this represents an important advancement toward a more objective, data-informed model of mental healthcare.”

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

But here’s your daily reminder that humans are primates whose still-evolving brains are exponentially outpaced by technological advancement.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Blow says he is sceptical of AI, which was "not part of the pipeline at all" for Order of the Sinking Star, even though he recognises it as an "advancement" and an "interesting technology".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"You have China's advancement," he added, but "it's not a crisis at the moment".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

While other factors can help a person’s advancement, most Americans, regardless of income level, regard the individual’s efforts as critical.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

And in the long term, I wondered if with 30 more years of technological advancements, Nintendo might consider remaking the game once again.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The classic paths to Hollywood are dissolving in real time, driven by media consolidation, advancements in AI and a fundamental shift in the younger generation’s attention toward vertical, creator-led, short-form content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

While the surgery has been around since the 1990s, advancements have made it newly popular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He later told the BBC the people working on the technology were "genuinely frightened" about the speed of its advancements and what it could mean for humanity.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

All the advancements of art and science—electricity, the internal combustion engine, the theory of relativity, cubism—had to be explained, and even then they often didn’t make sense.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day


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