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Recent Examples of nonprogressive
Precautionary principle againt GMO doesn't mean inventions= bad, just LARGE SCALE, nonprogressive IRREVERSIBLE modifications to the planet.
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Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2013
Of those breast cancers overdiagnosed, about a third were nonprogressive, or small tumors that wouldn’t have caused problems, senior author Ruth Etzioni, a biostatistician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, says in a video.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
One by one, internees abase themselves before 60 of their fellow prisoners, repenting of their errors in thinking and their nonprogressive religious practices.
—James E. Person Jr., National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
Despite Evans’ decidedly nonprogressive policy positions, Jones has become one of her biggest supporters in the Democratic gubernatorial campaign.
—Jason Johnson, The Root, 1 Sep. 2017
Yes, perhaps the last hope to problematize fascistoid nonprogressive edges, so to speak, is to reterritorialize the oppositional vernaculars.
—Rebecca Schuman, Slate Magazine, 26 Jan. 2017
Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2013
Of those breast cancers overdiagnosed, about a third were nonprogressive, or small tumors that wouldn’t have caused problems, senior author Ruth Etzioni, a biostatistician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, says in a video.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
One by one, internees abase themselves before 60 of their fellow prisoners, repenting of their errors in thinking and their nonprogressive religious practices.
—James E. Person Jr., National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
Despite Evans’ decidedly nonprogressive policy positions, Jones has become one of her biggest supporters in the Democratic gubernatorial campaign.
—Jason Johnson, The Root, 1 Sep. 2017
Yes, perhaps the last hope to problematize fascistoid nonprogressive edges, so to speak, is to reterritorialize the oppositional vernaculars.
—Rebecca Schuman, Slate Magazine, 26 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonprogressive
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Kushner founded the Abraham Accords Peace Institute shortly after, which has since been absorbed by The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Now consider another conservative titan, Yuval Levin, who harshly critiques the modern tendency to treat institutions not as molds of character, but as platforms from which to perform.—
Craig Hanks,
National Review,
14 June 2025
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The image - more grainy than conventional high-resolution photographs and in black and white - appears to show the debris of several aircraft located along the runway of the Belaya military air base or parked in protective revetments nearby.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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For more details on the nature of conventional AI versus AGI and ASI, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Martinez is 29 years old, stands at 5-foot-11 with a 72-inch reach, and fights in an orthodox right-handed stance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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But there should be no such wall—even in the most orthodox capitalist system.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles The report’s authors found that shoppers see luxury handbags as a good investment when purchasing (39 percent), while 29 percent of consumers see handbags as a great investment opportunity compared to traditional investments.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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The annual price of a single-family home in the U.S. luxury marketplace grew by 7.6 percent between 2023 and 2024, twice the rate of the traditional market at 3 percent, according to the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program's 2025 Trend Report.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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During the past few years, Cyrus has settled into a new kind of purpose, as a devoted disciple of a more old-fashioned kind of fame.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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In fact, in an increasingly digital age, old-fashioned people skills might well become the ultimate competitive advantage.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Stiff, straight, black hair and beard, indicate a coarse, strong, rigid, straightforward character.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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But Song refuses to stack the deck, including a comparable number of women whose rigid demands significantly narrow the market.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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“Nonprogressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonprogressive. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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