- present tense form of progress (3rd person singular).
progresses
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After settling down in the morning, the ball, as would be expected as a Test progresses, was turning significantly more in the final session than at any point across the previous four days.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Now it looks like much or most of the first will be done by AI, leaving humans the second -- until next year, when AI progresses further.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
But as the film progresses, viewers will find it bears his inimitable stamp—which is to say, it’s an utterly original creation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
First, cloud margins alongside growth as deployment progresses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
At first he tries to eat all of everything, but as the meal progresses he finds he must forgo some things to keep his appetite and his taste buds functioning.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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