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the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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Though Trump appeared to make concessions in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, European officials viewed his openness to a US security guarantee as a positive and hoped to make further headway during talks in Washington today.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But even with the threat of possibly lower oil sales to nations like India and China, which are the world’s top purchasers of Russian oil, reports on Tuesday suggested that Witkoff’s last-ditch effort to talk peace with Putin is not expected to make much, if any, headway.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During a brief break from touring at the beginning of March, Colonel wrote to Tom Diskin, clearly disheartened by his inability to make any headway with Neal.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
On Niccol’s second earnings call, which was for Starbucks’ fiscal 2025 first quarter, the company touted some headway on its initiatives, even as its financial performance was, expectedly, still a drag.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 July 2025
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But even with the threat of possibly lower oil sales to nations like India and China, which are the world’s top purchasers of Russian oil, reports on Tuesday suggested that Witkoff’s last-ditch effort to talk peace with Putin is not expected to make much, if any, headway.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During a brief break from touring at the beginning of March, Colonel wrote to Tom Diskin, clearly disheartened by his inability to make any headway with Neal.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
On Niccol’s second earnings call, which was for Starbucks’ fiscal 2025 first quarter, the company touted some headway on its initiatives, even as its financial performance was, expectedly, still a drag.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 July 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headway. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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headway
noun
head·way
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: motion forward
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