progressive
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It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy joint tissue, causing pain, swelling, stiffness, and progressive damage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Most men in progressive circles participated in the bashing,” Ms. Barker writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The progressive neurological condition, in which parts of the brain become damaged over many years, affects movement as well as bodily and mental functions, according to the NHS.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
You go punk on “Tal Vez Yo Soy El Problema” and delve into progressive jazz on “Vi Un Poema En Su Locura.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
I had studied Sweden’s progressive approach to the rehabilitation of criminal offenders as a graduate student and had long marveled at how focused on recovery their system appeared.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
While Platner inspired a large grassroots campaign of progressives and was able to muscle Mills out of the race long before primary day, it turned out he was too good to be true.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
They rally behind Troy Jackson to keep progressives on board after Graham Platner’s crackup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
New York City’s charismatic mayor, Zohran Mamdani, won his election as a DSA member in 2025 and has since marshaled political support for fellow progressives running for other offices in the city he runs.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Bass and Raman are both Democrats and self-described progressives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Middle-class progressives, disgusted by the corrupt politics of both Thompson and Sweitzer, threw their weight behind an independent reformer.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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