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advancements

  • plural
    of advancement.
    advancement
    noun
    the act or process of moving forward.

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Technological advancements continually lower the barriers to develop biological capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

By the ‘40s and ‘50s, the postwar home and its many accouterments — powered by wartime advancements, growing abundance and an ethos of “buy now, pay later” — amplified the promise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He later told the BBC the people working on the technology were "genuinely frightened" about the speed of its advancements and what it could mean for humanity.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Concerns about AI’s rapid advancements had been building inside model developers for months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

These advancements came too late for James Garfield.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow