advancing
- present participle of advance.
Example Sentences
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Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, who is expected to visit affected areas in Valencia on Monday, said the fires were advancing slowly.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"In Gironde, the fire became extremely intense and unpredictable again at the start of the night, generating its own winds and advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area," Nunez said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
"We are going to reorganise our response so we can fight it from the ground and prevent it from advancing toward Bordeaux," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
According to preliminary data, there were 759 advancing issues and 1995 declining issues on the NYSE.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The team celebrated with high fives and hugs while Sinclair continued on to thank the teams who were not advancing.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
