progress
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The cancer can also progress rapidly, making timely diagnosis especially important.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
But signs of that progress were hard to find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
At 5, his understanding of money is, understandably, a work in progress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
This was the strongest performance yet under new head coach Olid, who after a slow start is seeing signs of real progress, exemplified in a hard-earned 1-1 draw on Sunday.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
I'm writing in regards to the academic progress of your son, Albin Schaffhauser, which, as you both know, has been a matter of much concern for some time now.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
The 3v3 format only lasts for 12 months, so goalkeepers do return from under-8 level when the game progresses to 5v5.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The review points to recent evidence showing that recruitment of B cells can encourage macrophages to adopt M2 states, helping reduce excessive inflammation as healing progresses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
“If Gulf unloads are materially disrupted, fewer clean empties will become available for repositioning just as harvest progresses and October contract needs begin drawing on the fleet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“It begins as fight choreography but as it progresses, it starts to get more expressionistic,” says Jeff Kuperman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
As the melody progresses, the pitches may go up or down slowly or quickly.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Instead of receiving a diagnosis after the cancer has progressed to an advanced, potentially terminal stage, patients might have an opportunity to begin treatment while the disease is still treatable.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Yet as it was left untreated for so long, it progressed into frozen pelvis disease and destroyed her reproductive organs, leaving her needing bladder reconstruction and a total hysterectomy.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
That was primarily due to an issue with a third-party debt management firm, which affected a small group of borrowers with a high ability to pay, who progressed straight through delinquency to default.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company has faced questions about the rollout of Tesla's robotaxi venture that has progressed much more slowly than hoped.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
As his career progressed, his music became more and more about aural effect and emotional manipulation.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Soccer is his sport, but he’s progressing so well in football, options could be opening up for someone who insists no one taught him how to kick or punt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Rather than simply progressing toward stronger wings and more efficient flight, some early bird lineages appear to have moved in the opposite direction, adapting to lifestyles in which flying was no longer necessary.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
I know that oftentimes, the logistics of getting engaged and married can take away from the joy of progressing in a partnership.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Investors have been eager to hear how the carrier was progressing on its turnaround.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
That matter of Herbert’s was still progressing, and everything with me was as I have brought it down to the close of the last preceding chapter.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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