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progression

[pruh-gresh-uhn] / prəˈgrɛʃ ən /


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“Assuming even a modestly successful progression of Starship launches, Starlink capacity should be a non-issue.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Sefaxersen may therefore offer a new treatment option to help slow disease progression and potentially reduce the long-term need for dialysis or kidney transplantation,” Roche Chief Medical Officer Levi Garraway said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

In a phase one clinical trial sponsored by RS Oncology, LLC, patients with relapsed mesothelioma received an experimental drug that controlled disease progression in 67% of participants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

In 2025/26, the Department for Education paid 57 social media influencers, who worked on campaigns including supporting career progression for young people, providing parents with childcare advice and recruiting more teachers.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I knew if he told anybody, he’d tell you first. And now that he has, I feel that we’re in for an extremely rapid progression of events.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

“Ugly Beauty” leans more into the song’s drama than its chord progressions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Start with someone who understands progressions and increases in load, which is a huge risk of injury for young and old alike,” Goldman says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

And then he wrote this song that kind of had some similar chord progressions in it.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

"As a fundamental principle in music composition, it is necessary to combine temporal sequences from tension-building to resolution in various scales, from harmonic progressions to entire movements," Nagai writes.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024

Harmonic analysis is also necessary for anyone who wants to be able to compose reasonable chord progressions or to study and understand the music of the great composers.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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