make a wide stride

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make a wide stride

To make great and rapid progress or advancement. The one-time political advisor has been making a wide stride toward absolute control of the country. We've made a wide stride in our commitment to getting the economy back on its feet, but we still have a long road ahead.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tatiana	tah-TYAH-nah (Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian), TAH-tee-ah-nah (Finnish), ta-tee-AN-ə (English), ta-TYAN-ə (English)	Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Greek, Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish
Nkechinyere	-	Western African, Igbo
Ursa	-	Late Roman
Susie	SOO-zee	English
Harland	['ha:lənd]
Amittai	ə-MIT-ie (English)	Biblical