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the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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After a successful strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers in 2023, the UAW has been making some headway organizing workers at EV battery facilities.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
With two goals in the third period and a standout defensive effort to limit one of the state’s most potent lines, the No. 5 Rockets (6-1) made major headway then by taking down No. 13 Belmont, 3-1, Thursday night at John A. Ryan Arena.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Firefighters have been racing to contain the blazes, and their efforts made significant headway as winds eased over the weekend.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Everett is hoping to propose to his girlfriend, but this year's Christmas festivities are particularly dysfunctional as Meredith fails to make any headway and invites her sister Julie (Claire Danes) to help her — only to find that the family responds much more favorably to Julie.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
With two goals in the third period and a standout defensive effort to limit one of the state’s most potent lines, the No. 5 Rockets (6-1) made major headway then by taking down No. 13 Belmont, 3-1, Thursday night at John A. Ryan Arena.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Firefighters have been racing to contain the blazes, and their efforts made significant headway as winds eased over the weekend.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Everett is hoping to propose to his girlfriend, but this year's Christmas festivities are particularly dysfunctional as Meredith fails to make any headway and invites her sister Julie (Claire Danes) to help her — only to find that the family responds much more favorably to Julie.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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headway
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head·way
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: motion forward
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