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5
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4
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3
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3
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3
forward movement(noun, expression, idiom, progress, spread)
3
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3
go ahead(verb, phrasal verb, sequence)
3
melioration(noun, progress)
3
move forward(verb, phrasal verb, sequence)
3
ongoing(adjective, sequence)
3
proceed
3
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sternway
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