progression
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"If we understood how it gets into neurons, we could perhaps block or slow down the progression of the disease," he adds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
While the magnitude of the selloff may seem concerning, some analysts think it’s a natural progression following a big run-up.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
"This is notable in that we see a very clear progression of China's nuclear forces," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
His opener in the dramatic, extraordinary 3-2 victory in Miami was his 20th World Cup finals goal - extending the record he broke during his country's progression through the group phase in the United States.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
People stood up together or they knelt at the right time in response to the progression of the liturgy.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Mr. Weir’s approach on rhythm guitar featured intricate chord voicings, sophisticated interplay with Garcia, and modal progressions inspired by 1960s jazz pianists, including McCoy Tyner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
Injured starters Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki are all in throwing progressions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
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
Harmonic analysis is also necessary for anyone who wants to be able to compose reasonable chord progressions or to study and understand the music of the great composers.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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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