toward

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I got zero points or credit toward status because I didn’t book through Hyatt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

By 2019, Fraire was employed at World Market in Burbank and working toward a psychology degree at Glendale Community College with the goal of eventually becoming a psychologist, according to court records and interviews.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Oklo’s appointment of four independent directors this month signals that it is “strengthening its governance as it shifts from the concept stage toward reactor development.”

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The company has to ramp its spending, meaning that it could weight investments more heavily toward the end of the year, according to the J.P.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Marcie, who didn’t live with them at the house but ran the program from the cultural center, turned toward the southern boundary of the park.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith