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With the support of the Biden White House, the United Steelworkers Union (USW) has established a beachhead in the domestic solar industry, Axios has learned.
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Hans Nichols, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Establishing a commercial beachhead is easier in countries where China already holds economic sway.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Russian troops have made only incremental gains, seizing the eastern town of Avdiivka in February and establishing a modest beachhead in the Kharkiv province in May.
—Max Boot, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
In the event, although some troops did manage to advance inland, the Allies had only secured four isolated beachheads, each surrounded by German positions.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
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Hans Nichols, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Establishing a commercial beachhead is easier in countries where China already holds economic sway.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Russian troops have made only incremental gains, seizing the eastern town of Avdiivka in February and establishing a modest beachhead in the Kharkiv province in May.
—Max Boot, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
In the event, although some troops did manage to advance inland, the Allies had only secured four isolated beachheads, each surrounded by German positions.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
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“Beachhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beachhead. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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