in progress
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Higdon said he speaks “fluent yak,” while her own remains a work in progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
While the success of Bournemouth and Brighton has been built on impressive recruitment models, Everton's transfer strategy remains a work in progress.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Warsh Fed is a policy work in progress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The school’s principal, Mark Dangora, said adding more downtime is still a work in progress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“But what if I find peace in progress? Or pleasure in pain?”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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