march on
phrasal verb
marched on; marching on; marches on
1
: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it
Enemy troops were marching on the city.
2
: to go or continue onward
Time marches on.
Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
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Authorities have enforced a security lockdown in the country, imposed internet blackouts and barricaded major roads leading into the capital to prevent protesters from entering, after Khan called for his supporters to march on parliament.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Harris is scheduled to speak at the Ellipse in Washington, the site where Trump exhorted a crowd of supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying Biden’s victory.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: Anthropic's announcement stole a march on its competition at OpenAI, which is believed to be working on similar technology.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Israeli official says no plans to march on Beirut
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday his country is willing to deploy the army in support of the resolution if there is a cease-fire.
—Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Harris is scheduled to speak at the Ellipse in Washington, the site where Trump exhorted a crowd of supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying Biden’s victory.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: Anthropic's announcement stole a march on its competition at OpenAI, which is believed to be working on similar technology.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Israeli official says no plans to march on Beirut
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday his country is willing to deploy the army in support of the resolution if there is a cease-fire.
—Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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