promotion

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He was voted players' player of the year by his Leeds team-mates and was selected in the Championship team of the year as the Whites earned automatic promotion.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Four years ago Elliot Anderson was helping Bristol Rovers win promotion from League Two.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The following year, Dario asked for a promotion to vice president of research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The company says it seeks to identify promising employees for promotion, encourages career planning alongside performance reviews and pores over internal data to spot potential matches for open positions, even among employees who haven’t applied.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

After my six-month probation, I got a promotion, a raise, and an offer to permanently join the Flight Research Division’s Maneuver Loads Branch, whose research included keeping aircraft safe when they were in flight.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson