getting ahead
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Some of the smaller, privately held operators have used the current boom as an opportunity to pay down debt rather than focusing on getting ahead, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Some months I feel like I’m getting ahead; other months I wonder whether I should have taken a traditional salaried job instead.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Burry has been an outspoken critic of the stock market’s AI mania, saying that investors are getting ahead of themselves and glazing over risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“But overall, it’s more the strike throwing and just getting ahead of guys and doing what they’re supposed to do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
And so were their children and grandchildren, because the lessons those garment workers brought home with them in the evenings turned out to be critical for getting ahead in the world.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
