progression
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Another way he adapted the game was in the progression of weaponry available for the hero.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
These immune cells have been linked to persistent inflammation and the progression of inflammatory disease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
It proposed instead to "demonstrate how different life and career choices may affect repayment trajectories", including salary progression, retraining, part-time work, and career breaks.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Life is measured in mileposts, a steady progression through the rites of passage that delineate the mortal journey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
It had a chaotic, almost unmusical sound, without rhythm or form or progression, like the noise of nature.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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He sings with an unusual drawl that connects to the diction of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and his compact melodies and tightly structured chord progressions put his voice and lyrics in the foreground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
As far as next steps, Friedman said Ohtani will “get through some more bullpen progressions, and then meet again” with the club to decide how to handle his pitching rehab next month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
And then he wrote this song that kind of had some similar chord progressions in it.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
Park evokes all of this while maintaining an electrified focus on ordering the Captain's journey into pleasing progressions, like a jazz or funk solo on one of the many American soul songs he loves.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2024
The most popular triad progressions have been used over and over again, century after century.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Vocabulary lists containing progression
By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 5
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Common Core Grade 6, List 4
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