progressive
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Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books and other progressive subjects.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
We see how the form of a finial was generated by the progressive subdivision of a square, precisely the same process by which the mason would incise and cut his stone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Flanking Bass on the left is Nithya Raman, a progressive City Council member who was once the mayor’s political ally.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
While studying at-home care, she met Lisa, who has primary progressive multiple sclerosis, and her partner Gary, who cares for her.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The patients at Carville are effectively prisoners—they aren’t allowed to leave without permission—but in some ways, Carville is more progressive than other southern communities.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing progressive
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Drama
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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