progressive
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Thomas claims that the American progressive movement was founded by Wilson and imported from Germany, neither of which is true.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Pope Francis was often seen as a spontaneous progressive, who sometimes alienated Catholic traditionalists - for example in his restrictions on Latin Mass, which Pope Leo has eased.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Mubi’s staff ballooned from about 40 people in 2020 to more than 400 in 2025, many of whom thought they were joining a progressive company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Cheyenne Hunt, a Laguna Hills attorney and executive director of a progressive advocacy group, and social media influencer Arielle Fodor, known online as Mrs. Frazzled, are among those publicizing the allegations online.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Born with a hereditary condition that caused a progressive loss of vision, Fisher had become nearly blind by his early teens.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing progressive
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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