Example Sentences

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Ukraine has ordered the evacuation of thousands of children and their parents from front-line settlements in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, where Russian troops have been advancing, a Ukrainian official said on Friday.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

The rebels have been advancing along the key road which links Aleppo to Damascus, shown in the map below.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

The outmanned Mets have been advancing this postseason on little miracles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

Previous studies have tried to create brain circuits under laboratory conditions, which have been advancing the field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

We have been advancing the idea that education enables one to get out of work, whereas we should have been urging that education of the right sort enables one to get into work.

From Farm Boys and Girls by McKeever, William Arch