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progressive

[pruh-gres-iv] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv /




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Voters in Los Angeles will settle a surprisingly competitive mayoral race in Tuesday's midterm vote, a bitter showdown between two progressive women of color who were once allies.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

There is currently no cure for Lewy body dementia, which is terminal and progressive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I'm a very pragmatic person when it comes to progressive politics," James said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Some progressive tax scholars say the most effective such tax would occur at the federal level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

It is a beautiful place, clean, well run, and progressive.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

By the turn of the century, both parties were made up of economic populists, institutional conservatives and nationalist progressives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Libertarians, social conservatives, progressives, socialists and others could all make a pitch for whatever rights they favored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Win or lose, progressives and centrists will debate the meaning of this race for some time to come.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

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


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