make inroads

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It it the latest carmaker on the continent to embrace more affordable EVs in the face of brutal competition from Chinese rivals looking to make inroads overseas.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Though she acknowledged she mishandled both caught-on-tape situations and said she apologized to the staffer, the videos hindered her early momentum and have undercut her efforts to make inroads with potential allies in the race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

While AI has improved the return on digital ad spending, Nathanson said Meta’s ability to make inroads beyond consumer-driven end markets is “open for debate.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Earlier this summer, Mamdani tried to make inroads with the business elite by speaking to members of the Partnership for New York City, a group of business executives who help steer policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Further, as the influences drawn from these propositions make inroads everywhere into the entire system of our knowledge, the whole of human knowledge is through and through affected by them.

From Essays of Schopenhauer by Schopenhauer, Arthur