progressive
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But an influential research foundation argued it would be a progressive move that would help those on low-incomes and knock £27 off a typical annual bill.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Perhaps it was Nixon’s stunning and decisive primary win in August that made a progressive Black woman the face of the Democratic Party’s political fortunes in Florida.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
I attended public schools in New York, a progressive college and was a devoted reader of the New York Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and can result in progressive physical and cognitive decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In the 1960s an opposing school emerged, inspired by academic linguistics and theories of progressive education.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Second, absent cultural distractions, Midwestern Democrats have earned themselves the running room to make the sorts of cogent economic arguments that draw moderates and progressives together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The most electable progressives are instead happy warriors, a quality Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have in spades.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
But as excitement over his campaign began to mount among progressives on a national level, Ryan said, El-Sayed’s public posture swung to a middle ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Bush had her liabilities—Joe Biden’s Justice Department investigated her over campaign spending—but still boasted support from Bernie Sanders and other progressives.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 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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