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A spokesperson said the government was supporting schools to take further steps to bring down the cost of individual items.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The stronger-than-expected growth stokes the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates further amid sticky inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They further investigated whether the associations differed among patient populations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The disaster also destroyed a key trade route with China and struck areas popular with trekkers and pilgrims, threatening further economic losses.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Lionel Holbyne is half criminal, half haircut. I wouldn’t trust him further than I could throw him. In fact, considerably less far. Explain yourselves. Now.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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But Dan Wasiolek, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, told MarketWatch that the deal furthers his belief that prediction-market competition is overstated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
A solid start to the year for Carlsberg furthers signs of recovery for brewers after a period of declining volumes and revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Tim Cook steps down as Apple’s CEO, RFK Jr. furthers the peptides fad, and The Onion finally gets InfoWars.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
The move furthers Allen’s retrenchment after a $1-billion buying spree in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
All this is the outcome of material civilization; therefore, although material advancement furthers good purposes in life, at the same time it serves evil ends.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
SpaceX’s stock furthered its decline on Tuesday, extending its recent streak of losses to record a new intraday low.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
These experts then furthered the complexity of the systems under their purview, creating a self-sustaining cycle in which ever more expertise was required to deal with ever more complexity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The Civic Memory Working Group that has recently furthered this effort left the city with a list of other historical obligations as yet unmet, challenging issues in the region’s past that remain unresolved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025
Mr. Francis’ actions not only degraded the 7th Fleet’s readiness but shook the Fleet’s trust in its leadership who furthered his corrupt practices,” Kelly said.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
And since it doesn’t come naturally to many elementary students, it must be furthered by doing numerous problems, some practical, some more fanciful.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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Sandisk’s stock was furthering a sharp rally off recent lows — such that it’s now up more than 60% in just over two weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Journalists on the old plane out of Ankara were also told to keep their window blinds down -- a step normally reserved for war zones -- furthering suspicions of security concerns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The former Jane Doe’s name has now leaked via court documents, furthering an already pronounced imbalance of power.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
“People have to go out and support the arts, actively, to keep them alive, and I know that I will have a lifelong commitment to furthering this cause.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
The penalty for furthering the aims of the ANC was imprisonment for up to ten years.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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