advances
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The reason is a confluence of advances in medical, logistical, and communication technology.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Such advances, praised and scrutinised in equal measure, are still also accompanied by warnings to users of the tech's limitations and dangers of relying on it.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The previous outbreak of Ebola -- which has killed around 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years, despite advances in vaccines and treatment -- was last August in the central region.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
One of the most important advances against it came not from a new drug but a repurposed 19th-century painkiller.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The talks were about the latest advances in electronics and Jobs, exercising a style that was a trademark of his personality, collared Hewlett-Packard engineers and drew additional information from them.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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