progressive
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He was being raised in a liberal Jewish household with a vocal and politically progressive mother, and Elliott’s views were out of place.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
To pay for it, Porter would impose a progressive corporate tax, meaning more profitable businesses and corporations would pay a higher rate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
An avid singer in her school choir, she avoided detection of her progressive hearing loss by closely following the director.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Japan makes more revenue from Australian gas - by taxing imports - than Australia itself does, according to progressive public policy think tank the Australia Institute.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
By “out there,” he didn’t mean Kabul, which had always been relatively liberal and progressive.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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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