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inroad

noun

ˈin-ˌrōd

Definition of inroad

as in incursion

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory

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Recent Examples of inroad Big Tech has spent the last 12 months making steady inroads into fashion, and Vogue Business has been clocking every move. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 7 July 2026 Peregrine made quick inroads into Florida’s political machinery in the past two years. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Luma has been making inroads into Hollywood selling its software but has separately funded a production service company to teach filmmakers to make hybrid AI films using its tools. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 In the last few years, immigrant workers have made major inroads into the American economy. — Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inroad

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Ultimately, the real prize for Israel would be a full restoration of ties with oil-rich Venezuela, which were broken by Hugo Chávez in 2009 following an Israel incursion into Gaza that year.

— Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Trump may threaten a land incursion to take key islands, or greater escalation in the air campaign.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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Moscow has repeatedly warned the UK and other Kyiv allies over their support for Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country in 2022.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Privately, Biden and his advisers used the visit to Israel to try to persuade Netanyahu’s war cabinet to postpone an invasion of Gaza.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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The business remained open Saturday afternoon, but employees declined to comment on the raid when reached by phone.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
Gyorgy Sarosi, Hungary vs Italy, 1938 Hungary get back into it with a lightning-quick raid down the right, and skipper Sarosi is in the middle to convert a drilled cross.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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