How to Use progress in a Sentence
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Two, the Suns are still a work in progress defending the dribble.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
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And stopping those spillovers hasn’t seen much progress.
—WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
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McCord showed some signs of progress in the second half.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
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Neither has done much through the air, but the running game has seen some progress.
—Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2023
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Since Sayonara is new, Ashton Aragon said the bar is still a bit of a work in progress.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
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The Annenberg report notes slow progress over the years.
—Joaquin Castro, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
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The Abraham Accords was progress in the right direction - that should be back in the plan.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
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The Aztecs saw progress in their first-time, full-time starter lured away from the defensive side of the football.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
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All of this progress would end just a few years later when the Great Recession of 2008 hit.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
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Some progress is being made to ensure the safety of the youngest children caught in the conflict.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
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To get any black, Indigenous, First Nations progress is such a task to get over the line.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2023
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That could slow progress to get U.S. drivers to adopt E.V.s—which still make up just 1 percent of cars on the road—even more.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 21 June 2023
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But social and economic progress was not enough to save the country.
—Samuel Clowes Huneke, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
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There is a palpable fear that their own progress–and that of their children–will be cut short.
—Janet Murguía, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
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For all the progress made recently, success is still elusive in many places.
—Stephanie Nolen Tiksa Negeri, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
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As countries make slow progress on that end, the window for success keeps shrinking.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2023
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Instead of progress in her case, Nicole got visits from Vicknair.
—Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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The city has a map that updates in real time to show where snow plowing is in progress and where it has been completed.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
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This isn’t something that just got commissioned overnight, because there’s a wave of progress.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
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An essential part of any weight-loss plan is being able to maintain your progress.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
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Congress was back to work this week but didn't make much progress on tax and spending-related bills.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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The series then jumps forward to the year 2016, Carson has also passed and her estate auction is in progress.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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But in fits and starts, the post-Berlusconi years have seen progress toward gender equality.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
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Given the firm stance by both sides in the long-running dispute, the court case could drag on throughout 2024 if no progress is made in the January talks.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023
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The sounds change based on the intensity of the light, allowing people with blindness or low vision to follow the progress of the eclipse.
—Elise Hammond, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
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According to the indictment, Trump eagerly followed the progress of the plan.
—Amy Gardner, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
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The code had gone out just two minutes earlier on Feb. 7: active shooting in progress.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
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Johnson remains a work in progress in making his reads — both on passing plays and on read-option run plays.
—Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
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The lack of progress among American men has been especially stark.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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Rapid economic growth could reignite inflation pressures, undoing the progress that has been made.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
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The disease takes days to progress through Shiv’s body.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 June 2023
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The symptoms can progress over hours, days or weeks, the CDC said.
—Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
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However, the report notes that progress in the U.S. has stalled.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
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Who is prepared to move and progress in one, three, or five years from now, to fill key roles?
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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This one is a bit unclear as the court case progresses.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
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The crowd steadily grew as the movie progressed; roughly half of the theater was on their feet when Red rolled around.
—Amy Phillips, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2023
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Ray Wold, a mother-son student act progressed with the approval of 3 out of 4 judge.
—Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
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The scientists admit that there is still progress to be made in this research.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
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Their idea is to push back on the economic idea that links progress to expansion.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2023
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The way to progress faster is to open the research, so the larger community contributes to it.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
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Despite this, Downs said the family is glad to see the case progressing.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024
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The changeover to sleet and rain will happen first in eastern parts of the region before progressing to the northwest.
—David Streit, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
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Instead, his face grew redder and redder as the evening progressed.
—Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
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Joyce, who went on the 15-day IL on June 10, has been responding to treatments and progressing as well as hoped.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
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Cornett allowed two runs over the first two innings, but settled down as the game progressed.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2023
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Speaking of lines, as the morning progressed, the wait for the portable toilets grew to 20 minutes or more.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
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The two hadn't even progressed enough to be cuddling, Carmen asserted in Episode 7.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
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The leading threat to the species is drought, which is projected to get worse in the Sonoran Desert as climate change progresses.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
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But as the days have progressed with Bazoum still in detention, hopes of a reversal are starting to fade.
—Michael Birnbaum, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
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The hiring process for the Loons’ next head coach has been progressing and is nearing a conclusion.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
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Stocks closed higher, with the Nasdaq leading the way, as a debt-ceiling deal progressed, with the House passing a bill to avert a default.
—WSJ, 1 June 2023
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Ford was spared from that expansion because talks with the union were progressing then.
—Tom Krisher and David Koenig The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
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Things quickly progressed, and the couple tied the knot in a small ceremony a year later.
—Women's Health, 30 May 2023
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That helped stock indexes to reverse their losses as the day progressed.
—Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
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Your goals are highlighted, thanks to the Moon marching through your ambitious 10th house, opening up a wide road to progress.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2023
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The clout of platforms within the industry has progressed very quickly.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
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As the day progresses, Hood said there will be more moisture, gusty winds, and temperatures will be in the 70s and near the 80s for much of Arkansas.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2024
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Not exactly and there was improvement as the day progressed.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 18 July 2023
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My daughter's speech stopped progressing at 2 years old.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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Cobb had progressed to throwing up to five innings in minor-league games before being shut down.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
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