march on
phrasal verb
marched on; marching on; marches on
1
: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it
Enemy troops were marching on the city.
2
: to go or continue onward
Time marches on.
Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
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Allen, better known in the Twin Cities as the musician and rapper Nur-D, had spent the previous day with thousands of Minnesotans marching on the streets in -15º weather to protest the ongoing violent federal occupation of the state.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Gergely Karácsony, who has led Budapest since 2019, had been the subject of a police investigation following the march on June 28 which went ahead despite a ban imposed by Hungary’s right-wing nationalist government.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
As the years march on, Azzam and MacInnes check in regularly on Israa, Tarek, and her mother, Nisreen, capturing their lives in Cologne and filming them in sit-down interviews that show us how things have changed.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
Equifax paid fines and settlements, but its stock soon bounced back, and business marched on.
—Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Gergely Karácsony, who has led Budapest since 2019, had been the subject of a police investigation following the march on June 28 which went ahead despite a ban imposed by Hungary’s right-wing nationalist government.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
As the years march on, Azzam and MacInnes check in regularly on Israa, Tarek, and her mother, Nisreen, capturing their lives in Cologne and filming them in sit-down interviews that show us how things have changed.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
Equifax paid fines and settlements, but its stock soon bounced back, and business marched on.
—Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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