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Recent Examples of toward General Daily Insight for March 10, 2026 Small moments quietly point us toward big possibilities. Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026 Since Tagovailoa was benched toward the end of the past season, it was expected Tagovailoa would not return. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 While some of the individual states continuing to sue Live Nation means the underlying controversy is not entirely resolved, a resolution with the Department of Justice is a major piece toward resolution. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026 There are currently 18 container vessels waiting outside India’s Nhava Sheva Port and another 40 actively steaming toward the gateway, according to data from Xeneta. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toward
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Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • But across the political divide, the bombings are terrifying for many Iranians, with civilian casualities on the rise.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Preposition
  • Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • An agency spokesperson referred questions about the project to the Justice Department, which did not respond to a list of questions about the project's environmental impact sent last month.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Preposition
  • In addition to containing marine collagen sourced from fish, this powder features vitamin C from acerola cherry and silicon from bamboo, the latter of which helps provide strength and structure to hair, skin, and nails.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Intelligent, tool-using species — including our direct ancestors — have been around for millions of years.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Toward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toward. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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