plow ahead
phrasal verb
plowed ahead; plowing ahead; plows ahead
: to continue to do something without being stopped by problems or opposition
The city is plowing ahead with plans to demolish the building.
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About 30% of them still plow ahead full-speed, ignoring the warnings.
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David Pogue, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, some Utahns are plowing ahead, mixing spirit and profit freely.
—Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
Instead of plowing ahead with an ideological battle, U.S. policymakers should revisit the Cold War to learn how to win friends and maintain alliances.
—Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
Yet, despite those findings, many predominantly Republican states have been plowing ahead with rolling back child labor protections.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 1 July 2024
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David Pogue, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, some Utahns are plowing ahead, mixing spirit and profit freely.
—Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
Instead of plowing ahead with an ideological battle, U.S. policymakers should revisit the Cold War to learn how to win friends and maintain alliances.
—Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
Yet, despite those findings, many predominantly Republican states have been plowing ahead with rolling back child labor protections.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 1 July 2024
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“Plow ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20ahead. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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