inroads
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Apple Pay has made meaningful inroads with shoppers, and browsers make it easy for users to store their payment credentials online.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Perhaps Pakistan would have made further inroads had captain Salman Ali Agha held Brook at second slip off Shahzad.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Yet there are reasons to doubt advanced open-weight models—particularly those from China—will make major inroads in the AI race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Since it hasn't been able to make meaningful inroads into SK hynix's market share, it appears to be shifting its focus to other areas."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Agent Wren made his own inroads, attending tribal gatherings and gleaning information from Osage who might not otherwise talk to a white lawman.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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