make progress
Example Sentences
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"I think we did make progress for a long time, but I feel as if we are going back the way," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
A prolific group stage is a good start for Golden Boot hopefuls, but if your team do not make progress in the knockout stages, you are at a huge disadvantage.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
“Hopefully we’ll continue to make progress, and the president will be in a position where he can endorse the agreement. But obviously, that’s still TBD.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“But we expect to make progress on it as we progress through the summer and through the back half of the year.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
In order to understand the idea that one might make progress without it being progress towards the truth, think of someone climbing a mountain in a fog.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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