make progress
idiom
: to move forward in one's work or activity
We're not finished yet, but we're making progress.
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For those of us in nutrition practice, all of this means spending more time clarifying contradictions than helping people make progress.
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Hannah Van Ark, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, policy must be judged not only by aggregate performance of the economy as a whole or political resonance but by its ability to strengthen household financial resilience of all income groups—helping families make progress in good times and avoid lasting setbacks in bad.
—Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
The goal of the summit was to make progress on resolving the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
And just about everyone can make progress.
—Will Stone, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Van Ark, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, policy must be judged not only by aggregate performance of the economy as a whole or political resonance but by its ability to strengthen household financial resilience of all income groups—helping families make progress in good times and avoid lasting setbacks in bad.
—Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
The goal of the summit was to make progress on resolving the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
And just about everyone can make progress.
—Will Stone, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Make progress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20progress. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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