progressive
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It is an inherited, rare, progressive and incurable condition.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“What we didn’t like about progressive rock was that it was too flamboyant without substance,” Pack told The Times in 1999.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The company plans to seek priority FDA review for Tyvaso to treat IPF, a chronic, progressive lung disease.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Anyone with dementia, Parkinson’s or another progressive disease will face crippling costs just to get through each day.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 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
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