inroad

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“Millions of dollars have been spent on ranges, tracking dogs, cameras, helicopters, fancy alarms and fences, and none of it was bending the curve or making a significant inroad in reducing poaching,” Kuiper said.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

Sale had moments of possession but they conceded eight turnovers and failed to make an inroad on the scoreboard as De Wet and Venter scored further tries for Stormers.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

"The generation of human neurons in a dish from stem cells provides a unique inroad into the study of brain health and disease," the journal editors note in a research briefing that accompanied the study.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

On the Westside, attorney Erin Darling made a marginal inroad in the lead held by fellow attorney Traci Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2022

It gives me a fullness in my blood vessels, and is such an inroad on my habits that I would greatly prefer being at home.

From Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton by Various