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progression

[pruh-gresh-uhn] / prəˈgrɛʃ ən /


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This is despite a 30-12 defeat by Tonga in their opening game which has put England's chances of progression to the semi-finals in danger.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

GMPs carrying CAR receptors slowed disease progression in both types of cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

In May, the company announced that mezigdomide in combination with other treatments led to patients living 18 months without progression, versus eight months in those on existing treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The government says it will expand the use of so-called "blitz" or "short trial" courts after pilots have shown that grouping similar cases together can speed up their progression through the courts - cutting backlogs.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

At this point, I still attributed much of my progression and success to my years working with Akhi, but I was disappointed by how disconnected we had become.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

He later told me that the work represented “a new door opening” within his system for musical structures that are independent from standard harmonic progressions, and that maintain “a smooth, frictionless groove.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Clark: I was just looking at every Madonna hit from the ’80s — just studying chord progressions for fun — and it’s a classic move.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

And then he wrote this song that kind of had some similar chord progressions in it.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

"As a fundamental principle in music composition, it is necessary to combine temporal sequences from tension-building to resolution in various scales, from harmonic progressions to entire movements," Nagai writes.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024

Extensive study and practice are needed to be able to identify and understand these more complex progressions.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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