as in advancement
a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position
after 10 years at the company he was rewarded with a promotion to vice president
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Recent Examples of promotion
Unlike generative AI, which generates content, and predictive AI, which generates forecasts, agentic AI gathers information and can act autonomously to make decisions in areas such as pricing, planning and promotions.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
How will the new hires and promotions set Underscore up for 2026?
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Other current promotions include a $6 Extra Value Meal with a Sausage McMuffin and a $9 Extra Value Meal with two Snack Wraps.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Fox Nation is the official broadcast home of the promotion’s flagship events.
—James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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From initial hype to tangible industrial momentum, the 2025 China Apparel Industry AI Technology Application Summit emerged as a key battleground where fashion companies demonstrated their technological advancements.—
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Several new advancement opportunities for students Seventh and eighth grade students now have the opportunity to earn high school credits.—
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Washington’s neutrality safeguarded our nation’s first quarter-millennium, enabling our ascent to superpower status and the preservation of liberty at home.—
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But his parents, Trent and Cheryl Chambliss, have worked to keep his meteoric ascent in perspective.—
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Marty Supreme — about an American table tennis star’s rise through the international circuit — also stars Odessa A'zion, Gwyneth Paltrow and Fran Drescher.—
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Complaints about the shelter showed that problems have festered for years, reaching a breaking point after a rise in animal deaths led the agency to lose its no-kill status and city officials to call for an audit.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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Also popular are small-batch brews with members of a home brew club or another small group bringing their own recipe, brewing it on site and participating in a tapping event to showcase their creation.—
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“Promotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promotion. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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