are advancing
- present progressive of advance.
Example Sentences
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CoStar’s Freitag said he expects World Cup bookings to pick up for July, when the later-round matches are scheduled, once it becomes clear which teams are advancing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Normally, ahead of stock-market declines, stocks are advancing sharply while earnings estimates are being cut at an accelerating rate.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
They are advancing on the back of freshman Jazzy Davidson’s 31 points and senior Kara Dunn’s 22.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
“We are advancing key objectives under our public-private partnership with the Department of War and accelerating America’s rare earth and magnet independence with an uncompromising focus on speed, execution, and delivery.”
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
“Ben, I will need your Second Sons to scout our enemies. Where they are, how fast they are advancing, how many men they have, and how they are disposed.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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