progressive

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Under the new boundaries, Huntington Beach would be represented in Congress by Robert Garcia, a gay progressive and former mayor of Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"The decline in spatial memory indicates a progressive onset of neurodegenerative disease that we can attribute to CSE loss," says first author Suwarna Chakraborty, a researcher in Paul's lab.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Tony Adams, at number four, was part of a transition from George Graham's discipline to the progressive approach of Arsene Wenger - captaining Arsenal to league titles in three different decades.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It remains Galsworthy’s most famous individual novel and established him as a serious writer and a progressive public voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The primary agent of its progressive spread is the wind; the larval, or caterpillar, stage is extremely light and can be carried to considerable heights and over great distances.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson