progress
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He said that "visible progress" was needed on a promise to set up a National Cancer Board to oversee progress on improving waiting times and treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Xi Jinping’s visit to the Brics summit in New Delhi is progress, but relations ruptured by 2020 border clashes remain fragile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But the roughly 18-month initiative has so far yielded new avenues of progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Iranian foreign ministry said Araghchi "explained the latest status of Iran-Oman talks on the Strait of Hormuz, reporting significant progress" in a call with his Japanese counterpart.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The branches reached for them, as if trying to halt their progress and turn them back.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The agency said it would continue to monitor the activities at the site "as the excavation work progresses".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
AI will create “durable tailwinds” for Palo Alto Networks as it progresses toward its $20 billion annual recurring revenue Next-Generation Security target for fiscal 2030, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Travel can become riskier as the disease progresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Centennial may have some on-field discipline issues to work out as the season progresses, but with Jefferson, Hale and plenty of other offensive weapons, it could be in for another impressive season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It wasn’t a classical way to approach the game, and it leads to a very different configuration as the game progresses; but Bobby took the chance.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The directors told Behnaz Akhgar on BBC Radio Wales how the brothers' relationship grew as the tour progressed.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
If it were, management would be finding more value in what it bought as time progressed, not less.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The 58-year-old began officiating in 1985 and progressed from refereeing in the Football League 10 years later, and then to Premier League in 2000.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
As mentioned last month, Hulu’s integration into Disney+ has progressed to a point where it’s more and more difficult to differentiate between the two standalone services.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
I progressed down toward the water, believing that Clippinger had perhaps gone in search of a boat.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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However, those drugs alone did not permanently stop the cancer from progressing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
“We’re still progressing but beating Westlake was huge. We have the best coach, so I think we can make the top division. We’re going to give it our all.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Forces continue to struggle when it comes to gathering evidence, identifying and progressing lines of inquiry, and keeping victims updated on their cases, she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"White Nights" has emerged as a gateway book for Dostoevsky's work, with some young readers progressing onto more challenging novels, such as "Crime and Punishment."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The orchestra room was far from the science wing, where Mr. Wrigley was slowly progressing.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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