progressive
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Tax Foundation reports the U.S. tax system is progressive, with the top 1% paying 27% of federal taxes in 2022.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
At the time, some progressive state lawmakers had concerns that tougher penalties wouldn’t reduce crime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Cheyenne Hunt, the executive director of progressive nonprofit Gen Z for Change and one of those involved in the Swalwell allegations becoming public, has offered to help former Swalwell staffers find new jobs.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
“Alzheimer’s is the progressive failure and loss of synapses and nerve cells, which patients experience as failing memory, failing thinking and lost independence,” Vissel tells MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Each of these recurrent exposures, no matter how slight, contributes to the progressive buildup of chemicals in our bodies and so to cumulative poisoning.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing progressive
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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