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[fur-ther] / ˈfɜr ðər /






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Bradnam recommended that these issues warranted "further investigation" due to the potential risks to "equipment reliability and the possibility of microbial growth".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

German energy giant RWE said it will abandon wind leases off the coast of New York, Louisiana and Northern California near Humboldt, further challenging the Golden State’s clean energy ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

That’s 510,000 barrels a day more than its last monthly prediction in July, as elevated fuel prices are putting further downward pressure on oil use.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

But since the results differed by ethnicity, further research is needed in larger samples to replicate the differences, she said.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

He brushed aside their questions, their further offers of help.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

Francis i. furthers the printing of The Great Bible, 35.

From The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century by Charles Bastide

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

But it has also aided warring parties when it furthered its interests.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

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

The fact that they were exactly alike, that they were surrounded by the same barren hard-packed earth, furthered the illusion.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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

And a new deal with Advanced Micro Devices is furthering that notable rally.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

Gross domestic product expanded 0.5% in the three months through March, furthering the 0.2% expansion during the final quarter of 2025, Switzerland’s statistics office said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

They’d poured themselves into their jobs because they believed thoroughly in the causes they were furthering.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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