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Recent Examples of inroad The nonprofit also argued that US assistance prevents other countries like China and Iran from making further inroads in Africa in terms of soft power. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 June 2025 Photo: Craig Brodersen/Yale University School of the Environment In places where the nematode has made greater inroads, more aggressive action is underway. Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025 The two Chinese companies have made significant inroads in battery development and manufacturing, with the former holding about 40% of the global market share. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 June 2025 Some Democrats note Weingarten’s and Saunders’s departures come after Republicans made inroads with some union constituencies in 2024. Julia Manchester, The Hill, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inroad
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Noun
  • Israel had a right to self-defense against that incursion and the atrocities perpetrated against its citizens.
    Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
  • Israel’s failure to defend its borders during Hamas’ Oct. 7 incursion has been followed by impressive military successes.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and NATO allies fear Moscow has more ambitions in the former Soviet sphere, especially the Baltic states.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • Following last week's invasion of the Carrie body snatchers storyline, an opening montage of Carrie click-clacking around her Gramercy Park townhouse in various designer heels resets the stage for a return to peak Carrie form.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • This Pride month, in the face of a U.S. administration that is targeting the community and with immigration raids as a backdrop, actions like his have become more important than ever.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • Julia and Jock told me the event was cathartic, especially with everything going on: the ICE raids, the casual erasure of trans people.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025

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“Inroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inroad. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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