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progress

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






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AI’s progress in math is now giving us a peek at a world beyond our comprehension.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Solorio, who has 14 touchdown passes in four games, said of his team’s progress: “We’re really building chemistry. I love my guys. I love my receivers.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Our reporters, critics and staffers are on the ground at TIFF’s 2026 edition now in progress, taking in all the highlights.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

But it ran out of time to progress through all the necessary stages in Parliament after some peers in the House of Lords tabled more than 1,200 amendments.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

How am I to make progress with the investigation if my partner is unavailable?

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

McVay has spoken about giving Williams and Corum more of an even split on carries, but it remains to be seen if that holds as the season progresses.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The agency said it would continue to monitor the activities at the site "as the excavation work progresses".

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

"We understand the public interest and concern. We will continue to bring updates as our investigation progresses," he said.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Medical experts say travel is best for early-stage patients, warning that trips can become disorienting or risky as dementia progresses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

This shows that, indeed, Achilles is getting arbitrarily close to the two-foot mark as the race progresses: two feet is the limit of the race.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

But computational capabilities have only recently progressed to the point scientists like Amaya have been able to model and track them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

The characters got older as the stories progressed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

As Harry Kane's career has progressed, the 33-year-old has taken an increasingly complete role, popping up to collect the ball as deep as his own box.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The 58-year-old began officiating in 1985 and progressed from refereeing in the Football League 10 years later, and then to Premier League in 2000.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Sailors and authorized personnel darted every which way as we progressed through the corridors.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

However, those drugs alone did not permanently stop the cancer from progressing.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

“We’re still progressing but beating Westlake was huge. We have the best coach, so I think we can make the top division. We’re going to give it our all.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"White Nights" has emerged as a gateway book for Dostoevsky's work, with some young readers progressing onto more challenging novels, such as "Crime and Punishment."

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Fluminense were regarded as the best option for the youngster's development, who, like his father, began as a defensive midfielder before progressing further forward.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Shostakovich edged back from his previous gloom and dissonance, composing a more 'traditional’-style symphony of four contrasting movements, progressing in them from grim, layered anxiety in the first to a triumphant conclusion in the fourth.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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