progressive
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Trailing behind him is Steyer - a progressive billionaire climate activist who has poured millions from his own fortune into the race - with 1.3m votes.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Harvie won handily in his primary, but Baines, in the California primary on Tuesday, was trailing her progressive opponent, Randy Villegas, at the time of writing, though the race was too close to call.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The general election, then, would be a debate between progressive Marissa Roy and the black county prosecutor John McKinney, who wants to return to law enforcement basics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Los Angeles’ music industry, in recent years, has generally supported progressive causes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Our school was public, but one of those progressive ones that always got written up in national magazines because of its emphasis on the arts.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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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