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progressive

[pruh-gres-iv] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv /




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Running as a third-party Progressive in the 1912 presidential election, Roosevelt challenged his former ally, the institutionally conservative President William Howard Taft, splitting the Republican vote and handing the presidency to progressive Democrat Woodrow Wilson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Voters in Los Angeles will settle a surprisingly competitive mayoral race in Tuesday's midterm vote, a bitter showdown between two progressive women of color who were once allies.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

There is currently no cure for Lewy body dementia, which is terminal and progressive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I'm a very pragmatic person when it comes to progressive politics," James said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“That would be an exercise in futility,” Emily replied, in her most progressive voice.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

Fusionists were liberals, but their liberalism differed from that of the progressives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Second, absent cultural distractions, Midwestern Democrats have earned themselves the running room to make the sorts of cogent economic arguments that draw moderates and progressives together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Piker, who earlier this year appeared on the campaign trail with El-Sayed, is a major influence among progressives and a boogeyman to establishment Republicans and Democrats alike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Much of this is a reaction to efforts by progressives that encourage people to shrink their carbon footprint and waste less of the earth’s resources.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Middle-class progressives, disgusted by the corrupt politics of both Thompson and Sweitzer, threw their weight behind an independent reformer.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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