in progress
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Despite the comparatively strong improvement, the results remain a work in progress: L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
For now, it remains a work in progress.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
But there is something deeply satisfying about opening the fridge and seeing your future, already in progress.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Nearly two years since its bankruptcy, Red Lobster’s turnaround remains a work in progress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
In the fields, late in the day, afternoon merging into night, a cornhusking bee was in progress on the Brodas plantation.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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