progression
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Barker wisely plants this tension in the screenplay without drawing too much attention to itself, folding it into the natural progression of a conversation between two close friends.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Murrell can't be sent there initially - it's a progression prison, not a first destination after sentencing.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
They faced about a 37% lower risk of cancer progression and a 44% lower risk of death, even after researchers adjusted for differences in patients, tumors, and treatment approaches.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
“Despite recent advances in immunotherapy and targeted therapy, most patients with non-small-cell lung cancer continue to have disease progression and develop resistance to current treatments,” the authors of a commentary wrote in The Lancet.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Improvisation requires an understanding of the chord progression.
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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