progressive
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In 2025, Italy became the first country to pass a national law recognising obesity as a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Jackson, who lost the Democratic primary for governor earlier this year, is a logger from far northern Aroostook County whose views turned more progressive as time went on.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy joint tissue, causing pain, swelling, stiffness, and progressive damage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
It is neither, and that’s not a progressive take — it’s bipartisan common sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Most important, under the Netherlands’ more progressive laws for women, Maria could open her own business, train apprentices, and paint whatever she wanted.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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"This may not be the moment for progressives," said Colleen Houlihan, a 74-year-old from Ferndale, Michigan who is likely voting for Stevens.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
While Platner inspired a large grassroots campaign of progressives and was able to muscle Mills out of the race long before primary day, it turned out he was too good to be true.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
The other big question regarding this incoming group of progressives is what they will do with their newfound influence in the House.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
It was organized by two tech-focused think tanks that said the topic is a rare source of agreement among libertarians, progressives, researchers and rival executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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