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Noun
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That document laid out strategies for electing centrists to the council.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026 -
Congressional Progressive Caucus members have teed up a series of war powers measures to force even more votes in the coming weeks, and centrists have pushed another resolution to rein in the war that would also give the president a window to withdraw troops from hostilities.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And given the challenges from both left and right, our best hope is to strengthen a political center that brings together moderates who reject the ideologues on their flanks.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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But not all Democratic candidates support single-payer, which remains divisive between moderates and members of the party’s progressive wing, who have historically supported the initiative.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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“Progressives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressives. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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