Definitions for inroads
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1. inroadsnoun

   The beginnings of progress; penetration of a problem; initial steps.

   Three weeks into it, I am finally beginning to make inroads on this project.

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1. Inroads

   INROADS is a non-profit organization founded in 1970 by Frank C. Carr to fix what he perceived to be a lack of ethnic diversity in corporate America. INROADS originally launched with only 25 interns working at 17 sponsoring corporations in the Chicago area. Since then, INROADS has expanded to become an international organization serving nearly 2,000 interns annually at over 200 sponsoring corporations. The organization is now based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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1. Dorians

2. sadiron

3. sad-iron

4. ordains

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inroads in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inroads in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of inroads in a Sentence

1. Gregory Warden:

   We hope to make inroads into the Etruscan language, long inscriptions are rare, especially one this long, so there will be new words that we have never seen before, since it is not a funerary text.

2. Michael Beckley:

   If Russia and China are each fighting back-to-back in their own regions, that's going to overstretch American forces, give them each opportunities to make inroads in their own regions and I think heightens the risk of a conflict over something like Taiwan this decade.

3. Matt Brabants:

   We're never going to be the equal to cricket in India, it's like a religion in that market, and same for soccer in Brazil, but we know that if we can start to make inroads that being number two is a real strong statement in a market like India where you've got a billion of people.

4. Anna Bray:

   If you don't feel like the inroads or the transparency or communication and connection with your boss is there to have a fruitful conversation, that can be a red flag.

5. American Isner:

   I wasn't making any inroads on his serve at all and he was the better player for 85 % of that match, of course, I got a little lucky at 4-4 but once I got up 5-4, I had a lot of momentum, and I think I showed that in the tiebreaker.

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