progressive
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Incumbent Democrat Karen Bass and progressive challenger Nithya Raman advanced to the mayoral runoff, topping Trump-hyped candidate Spencer Pratt in one of several closely watched primaries in the state.
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
Bass will now face off against progressive City Council candidate Nithya Raman on the November ballot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Maybe a spoof doesn’t have to be consistently funny or ideologically progressive to be enjoyable, and anyone who demands those things should just close the door and forget what they’ve seen.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Incumbent Democrat Karen Bass was up against progressive City Council member Nithya Raman and Pratt, who is a registered Republican.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
And there matters rested for three years, while schools in progressive Durham remained as segregated as those in reactionary Birmingham.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing progressive
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Drama
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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