progress
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“That is real progress for communities that waited far too long for justice,” Newsom said in the statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Bloomin’ Brands Chief Executive Mike Spanos said he is encouraged by continued progress on Outback Steakhouse’s turnaround, pointing to five consecutive quarters of year-over-year improvement in guest scores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Traders were keeping eyes on developments in the crisis after US and Iranian leaders had indicated progress earlier in the week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
However, the source said, "at a certain point other individuals became involved, seemingly after most of the groundwork had already been laid and subsequently began taking credit for the progress that had been made."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The thicket reaches and pulls at Flo, trying to slow her progress.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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After settling down in the morning, the ball, as would be expected as a Test progresses, was turning significantly more in the final session than at any point across the previous four days.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Now it looks like much or most of the first will be done by AI, leaving humans the second -- until next year, when AI progresses further.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
First, cloud margins alongside growth as deployment progresses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Their findings, published in 2025 in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, help explain when physical decline begins, how it progresses, and why staying active remains important throughout life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
As the day progresses, I can’t help but feel that Alexander is the kind of person I try to be.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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As the campaign progressed, Raman gave different answers about her timeline for replacing the police chief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Although the program was eventually discontinued for strategic reasons, the experimental medication had already progressed through a Phase 1 clinical trial, where it was successfully evaluated for safety in humans.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
The general losses in New York filtered through to Asia in the morning but some markets staged a comeback as the day progressed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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
As play progressed, though, they were stunned in a different way.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The top 70 available players from the Race to Dubai rankings are competing in Abu Dhabi, with the top 50 progressing to next week's season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
In her comments Thursday, Machado said the U.S.’s three-phase recovery plan for Venezuela was progressing, but complained that Rodríguez had yet to fully dismantle a repressive state apparatus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
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
Sometimes other hikers would come along and tell me where Katz was and how he was progressing, which was nearly always slowly but gamely.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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