move toward

Example Sentences

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Instead of attacking the reflected image, the octopuses needed to figure out where the stimulus was actually located and move toward it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Look for a move toward $170 in the second half, corresponding to 26% upside from current levels.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

While the broad move toward cord cutting and a la carte programming has put significant pressure on pay-TV providers, it has also created a plethora of unforeseen problems for streaming services.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The baby nurse had already leaped to his—or her—feet, but did not move toward the intruder.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood