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the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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Addressing a business conference at Stanford University, Powell touted progress in the fight to cool price increases while acknowledging that such headway had stalled in recent months.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Through strategic investment, employee engagement and meaningful allyship, business leaders can make significant headway in engaging this critically important talent stakeholder group.
—Chris Moore, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Any headway on the issue has run into a wall in Washington, where the polarization in the country has prevented any compromise by lawmakers.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
The pivot on credit-card tipping, as well as the signals of potential coming headway on bargaining, could spur more growth for the union campaign, which has struggled at times to maintain momentum.
—Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
The contracts had many critics, with some decrying the pacts for not making enough headway on working conditions and other issues.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
According to Parker, the trend toward personalized elements and custom, handmade features initially gained traction in European design shows but has made much headway for U.S. consumers.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023
But right now, the intent is to really go after the ByteDance-TikTok dynamic and make some headway there.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
The declines in these areas for those who abstained from using were more striking, but fewer were able to make that leap, and many others didn't make any headway.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Through strategic investment, employee engagement and meaningful allyship, business leaders can make significant headway in engaging this critically important talent stakeholder group.
—Chris Moore, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Any headway on the issue has run into a wall in Washington, where the polarization in the country has prevented any compromise by lawmakers.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
The pivot on credit-card tipping, as well as the signals of potential coming headway on bargaining, could spur more growth for the union campaign, which has struggled at times to maintain momentum.
—Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
The contracts had many critics, with some decrying the pacts for not making enough headway on working conditions and other issues.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
According to Parker, the trend toward personalized elements and custom, handmade features initially gained traction in European design shows but has made much headway for U.S. consumers.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023
But right now, the intent is to really go after the ByteDance-TikTok dynamic and make some headway there.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
The declines in these areas for those who abstained from using were more striking, but fewer were able to make that leap, and many others didn't make any headway.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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head·way
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: motion forward
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