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Recent Examples of advancement Engineering careers often have to go up against a backdrop of constant change in technological advancements and people’s interests, and as a result, each new role brings a different set of challenges, industries, and software to master. Matt Emma, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Researchers at Nashville's Meharry Medical College recently launched a groundbreaking initiative with global implications for health equity and scientific advancement. Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025 These are heroic and welcome advancements, but philanthropy cannot solve the problem alone. Maria Shriver, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for advancement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advancement
Noun
  • Now, after the window has closed and there is more stability in the squad, Cifuentes hopes his side can settle down and mount a consistent challenge for promotion.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Grace’s sudden promotion creates many job openings in the new administration, chief among them her old gig.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Anything that is imperfect has room for improvement.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bonds ask for a specific dollar amount and can be used for capital expenditures such as new schools and facility buildings, technology infrastructure, safety improvements, school buses and equipment.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.
    Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
  • There's a whole chapter on what causes economic progress and the role of technology, among other things.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The findings mark a crucial advance in understanding how human life begins, and how it might be repaired.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Wingtech is already on a US blacklist amid broader pressure aimed at curbing Beijing’s tech advances.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Went through the progression as normal and got two negative plays in a row after the screen.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Healthy pups Within two weeks of treatment, the Pdha2 knockout mice, which initially exhibited meiotic arrest, showed a resumption of meiotic progression.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These suburban residents hope that vigilance will prevent the process of neighbourhood change from beginning.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But being prepared and open can make the process easier.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are processions with music and folk dance performances, but the most impressive sight might be when local fishermen in rowboats illuminate the lake with torches.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Farther back in the same procession marched William, then in his early 30s, who received a master’s degree.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025

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