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as in advanced
being far along in development
progressive forms of animal life
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as in liberal
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
a socially progressive community, it was the first to provide for the public education of girls
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as in pioneering
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques
one of the founders of progressive dance, Isadora Duncan became an inspiration to an array of free-spirited artists
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as in moderate
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Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s not necessarily true of most firms, but companies ranging from GE to Target have been picked on by activist shareholders for environmental and social initiates or for taking progressive stances.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Especially with progressives and especially with her background with people calling her a cop for the last couple of years.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s not necessarily true of most firms, but companies ranging from GE to Target have been picked on by activist shareholders for environmental and social initiates or for taking progressive stances.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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And when voters sent their right-wing government packing last October, a coalition of progressives turned to the wisdom and experience of Ms. Łętowska and her contemporaries.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Especially with progressives and especially with her background with people calling her a cop for the last couple of years.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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The main downside, historically, has been the cost of entry to this free advanced security club: the purchase of a pair of hardware security keys.Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The center is equipped with an impressive array of advanced detectors capable of identifying radiological, chemical, biological agents, and explosives—technology that is beyond the reach of many neighboring countries in the region.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Studies by both the liberal Brennan Center for Justice and the libertarian Cato Institute have found there is almost no evidence of noncitizen voting.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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However, the newer study did not confirm any consistent association between liberal ideology and the anterior cingulate cortex size.Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Zoom in: Deaton, who ran as an anti-Trump moderate, claims Warren is out of touch with Massachusetts residents.Jeff Weiner, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Faso believes the Democratic Party has focused too heavily on those topics, putting forth a platform that alienates moderates.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Second, the refusal to see how profoundly distasteful so much of modern liberalism has become to so much of America.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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This novel design and other touches are the creations of General Motor's design team of five women, led by two who came to GM with unconventional backgrounds.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Under this new gallery model, Fitzpatrick will remain based in Paris and mount exhibitions at unconventional venues in Paris and around the world.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.East Bay Times editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Assassinations can also elevate more radical or more effective leaders.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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This makes Godot feel like a free-flowing, creative instrument users share and improve together as a radical hacker collective.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The film tells the story of Manish Chauhan, who was tutored by an Israeli dance instructor and went on to perform with a contemporary company in New York.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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To prevent future crises, world leaders are trying to even out the balance sheet… Integrating the Americas: FTAA and Beyond; Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond Free trade agreements are the contemporary equivalent of security alliances.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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