progressive
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To Carville’s credit, he’s said that he would support Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive who won Michigan’s Democratic primary for Senate, because his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, is a “clown.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Becerra emerged from the primary ahead of more progressive opponents, including billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, and quickly earned the backing of their onetime supporters, said IGS Poll Director Mark DiCamillo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
And in June, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed a trio of progressive Democrats in the regions' US House races, all of whom won their primaries.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani was riding high earlier this summer after fulfilling a campaign pledge to tax the wealthy, helping elect three progressive congressional candidates and handing the victorious Knicks the keys to the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
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
So while it may seem like progressives and conservatives in the U.S. agree on little or nothing, they seem to be finding some common ground on solutions to the housing crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
In an essay for the Journal, author Charlotte Alter argues that Michigan’s Senate primary is more than just another fight between moderates and progressives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
Vocabulary lists containing progressive
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Drama
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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