inroads
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The students were rescued by the army hours after they were taken and generally, the authorities appear to have made recent inroads in their fight against armed gangs.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
But high-level officials in Washington worried Beijing was making intelligence inroads into the U.A.E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"This is really the time to make some inroads into figuring out how to slow it down."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Airbnb executives say they hope to make deeper inroads with such tech and have various ventures in the works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
It was midway through September when Ruth May made her inroads.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
