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progress

[prog-res, -ruhs, proh-gres, pruh-gres] / ˈprɒg rɛs, -rəs, ˈproʊ grɛs, prəˈgrɛs /






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Firefighters have made progress in recent days battling the wildfires around Spokane, a city of 230,000 people some 230 miles east of Seattle.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

He showed his strength in bringing the ball upfield when Arsenal needed someone to progress play up the pitch.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The judgment challenges decades of Indian urban planning, where progress has often been measured in kilometres of expressways, flyovers and elevated corridors.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Treasurys and the dollar were little changed as investors await further clarity on the progress of talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Trapped by the dam, by progress, by poverty, by human selfishness.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

But as the season progresses, we see him really confronting just how much of a mental breakdown he’s at right now.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

For the clearest view, choose a dark location with an open horizon, remain outside as the night progresses, and allow about 30 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled lower for a fourth consecutive session as the summer progresses with solid production and inventories weighing against weather-driven demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

"Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate as the day progresses, so these hours are being used to battle the flames," she said.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

This shows that, indeed, Achilles is getting arbitrarily close to the two-foot mark as the race progresses: two feet is the limit of the race.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

His condition later progressed to myelofibrosis, which causes scar tissue to develop in the bone marrow.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Replimune has said that about one-third of patients responded to the treatment, and that the median patient response stretched for nearly two years in patients whose melanoma had already progressed on standard immunotherapy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Ohtani’s timeline, however, hasn’t progressed the way the Dodgers initially expected since receiving an Orthovisc injection to lubricate his knee at the beginning of the All-Star break.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Northern Ireland boxers Jon McConnell and Kaci Rock progressed through initial auditions for the show, but then had to drop out to focus on their sport as the Games drew closer.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“Perhaps if you’d put on your little play fifty years ago it would have been a joke but the way science has progressed in that time, surely nothing is impossible....Scorchingly...”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Rather than progressing toward one standard body form or sensory system, separate snake lineages developed adaptations suited to different ecological settings.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Trott said plans for asset sales are also progressing, with the miner aiming to announce about $5 billion in divestments by the end of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

"Things are progressing favourably, with maximum caution," he told reporters, because of higher temperatures, lower humidity and the risk of gusts of wind.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

And Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday that efforts to extinguish a major wildfire near Madrid were progressing "favourably".

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

He pointed out that civilization is progressing and we remember who performed this deed or developed that technique.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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