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His films are designed to be all-consuming experiences, opening in media res, grabbing the viewer by the ankle and dragging them into action already in progress.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
While China’s memory industry has certainly benefited from government backing, CXMT’s progress cannot be reduced to subsidies alone, according to Zhao of Hello China Tech.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Diomande was one of the outstanding performers in the group stage, helping the Ivorians progress to the World Cup knockouts for the first time.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
She argues that while terraforming Mars was effectively impossible just a few decades ago, major technological progress has changed that assessment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
In later times, coal and oil would drive the great engines of American progress.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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While many develop memory loss and dementia as Alzheimer's progresses, others show little or no cognitive decline despite having the same underlying brain pathology.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
"As climate change gradually progresses, the task of restoring some of our peatlands is going to be made a bit more difficult because there'll be less rainfall in the summer."
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
With about a one-year lag, this suggests investors should anticipate slower EPS growth beginning now and a much more noticeable decline in the pace of EPS growth as the year progresses.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
One of the biggest strengths of “The Invite” is the way it keeps evolving as the night progresses so it never feels claustrophobic or repetitive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
As the melody progresses, the pitches may go up or down slowly or quickly.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Did this workload take its toll as the tournament progressed?
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
We’d progressed from walking in the park to perching across from each other in my living room to sitting side by side on the family room sofa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She said the council's "ambition" was to be as open and transparent as possible, but there had been legal limitations on what could be shared while the case progressed through court.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Blake Snell, who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, progressed to throwing live batting practice on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
No one could have predicted that she would actually pick up speed as the afternoon progressed.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Yousif said prices and demand began easing shortly after US President Donald Trump announced last month that negotiations with Iran were progressing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Rose said the project is still progressing toward initial construction and will announce timing “as key development, financing, and construction milestones are achieved.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Parallel to Byrd’s stirring public advocacy is a crucial personal thread: her nurturing of Shelly, whose progressing dementia requires regular supervision.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
The operational changes are progressing as planned, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sometimes other hikers would come along and tell me where Katz was and how he was progressing, which was nearly always slowly but gamely.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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