progressive
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The outspoken progressive is seeking to temper some of the heat he delivered in the primary as he pivots to a general election and tries to court his skeptics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His appointment as Cambridge's youngest ever black professor at the age of 37 in 2023 was hailed at the time as a progressive moment.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
To reduce their power, the author suggested things like the reintroduction of mandatory retirement ages or the creation of a progressive tax on homes to encourage downsizing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The actor’s family said in a statement to TMZ that Michael Wright died on Wednesday in Los Angeles from apparent heart failure and complications associated with Marchiafava-Bignami, a rare and progressive neurological disorder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The real historical puzzle, we might think, is not this eighteenth-century loss of belief in witches and demons, but the progressive re-enchantment of the world in the nineteenth century.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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
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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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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