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progress

[prog-res, -ruhs, proh-gres, pruh-gres] / ˈprɒg rɛs, -rəs, ˈproʊ grɛs, prəˈgrɛs /






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Oil rose sharply in early European trade after Israel and Iran exchanged waves of attacks in a serious escalation of regional hostilities, threatening the progress of a long-awaited peace deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“What’s hard to tell is how well they’re making progress versus their competitors and peers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East have also consumed more of Washington's attention, and Trump has made little progress on North Korea, especially on the nuclear front, despite his earlier high-profile summits with Kim.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Limited progress has been made in the last 3½ years, with a marginally lower number of homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

That night there were only eight players, making it more difficult for each to contend with the master than if there’d been scores of players, who would have slowed Pavey’s progress.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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