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Hill said last month that the turnaround was progressing at different speeds across Nike’s portfolio.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Trump said the military campaign was progressing faster than expected, and that the U.S. was focused on keeping energy and oil flowing to the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Iran's top security official Ali Larijani also said a framework for negotiations was progressing.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

"The speed at which the disease was progressing" made it harder to plan around, he added, saying the key focus was on trying to avoid an "appalling public health crisis".

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Sometimes other hikers would come along and tell me where Katz was and how he was progressing, which was nearly always slowly but gamely.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson