progressive
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“He was progressive and I am a conservative,” Brulte said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Now it's become a "cultural capital of the world" and a "really progressive" place, he says, with a prominent gay community.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
But for every poorly aged joke, there’s a gag or a bit of veiled social commentary that’s surprisingly progressive for its time.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
“Alzheimer’s is the progressive failure and loss of synapses and nerve cells, which patients experience as failing memory, failing thinking and lost independence,” Vissel tells MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Even though the Iran she knew as a teenager used to be more progressive, dating wasn't as widely accepted as it was in America.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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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