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make strides

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cover ground
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Nonetheless if the market doesn’t make strides over the remainder of the holiday season, investors won’t be feeling very merry.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

Sam’s Club is looking to make strides with a brand-new store location that will completely remove checkout counters.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024

Trump could make strides with female suburban voters by directly addressing their concerns about his personality, according to political experts.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024

Park said the reviewers noted Cheung’s failure to make strides in her research.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023

Moscow continued to make strides in its battle against inflation, which fell to 11%, half the 1996 rate.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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