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Progress and development

progress

noun

the process of developing or improving

development

noun

change, growth, or improvement over a period of time

advance

noun

progress or an instance of progress in science, technology, human knowledge etc

momentum

noun

progress or development that is becoming faster or stronger

advancement

noun

progress in society, science, human knowledge etc

history

noun

the way that a particular subject or object has developed or changed throughout its existence

direction

noun

the general development or progress of someone or something

maturation

noun

the process of growing or developing

a giant step/leap/stride

important progress that has been made

the march of something

the way that something continues to happen, develop, or make progress and is impossible to stop

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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