progressive
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Japan makes more revenue from Australian gas - by taxing imports - than Australia itself does, according to progressive public policy think tank the Australia Institute.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
They emerge when effort gradually increases—when endurance, strength or skill expand over time in what is called progressive overload.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
He helped start the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, a statewide nonprofit that organizes lower-income Black and brown communities for progressive change.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“Even candidates that wouldn’t have traditionally been a progressive or populist candidate have started adopting some of this language,” Martin said.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
“Like, isn’t this supposed to be one of the most progressive cities on the planet?”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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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