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making headway



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He would stagger payments, making headway on one card by paying just over the minimum one month, then doing the same on a different card the next.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

John Baumgartner, an analyst at Mizuho Securities, said the announcement adds to progress Beyond Meat has already made in Europe — but the larger issue is its struggles making headway in the domestic fast-food industry.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2024

For a while, the state seemed to be making headway.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2024

He added: "When I became prime minister, I made cutting the NHS waiting lists one of my top five priorities. Today's statistics clearly show we are making headway towards that goal."

From BBC Apr. 11, 2024

“I’m making headway on the coding. I got past that snag we were talking about yesterday.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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