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progressivism

[pruh-gres-uh-viz-uhm] / prəˈgrɛs əˌvɪz əm /


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Since Wilson’s presidency, progressivism has made many inroads in our system of government and our way of life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Platner’s tattoo, then, is a particularly charged showdown between vectors of progressivism headed in opposite directions—the old world and the new.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

At the same time, progressivism has its own pathologies:

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

“San Franciscans are quite progressive. But there is a strain among some people — I think it’s a minority, but some people — where they equate progressivism to having no change,” Wiener said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

They do this important thing within the limits of moralism, progressivism, and optimism.

From Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) by Doren, Carl Van




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