make headway
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Firms like ANTA, the organisers of Irving's Chengdu fan meet last week, have upped their international profile in recent years, building upon their success at home to make headway overseas.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
Yet before he could finally make headway, he suffered a devastating loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
As Epstein tried to make headway with Gates, he struggled with the Microsoft co-founder’s wife, who—after one evening at the Manhattan townhouse—said she never wanted to see him again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“It also illustrates how hard it is for the market to make headway without technology participating.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
And it seems he can never make headway into understanding which theory is closer to the truth.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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