atavisms

plural of atavism

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Noun
  • Hahn has an infusion of tysabri once a month to reduce the number and severity of MS relapses.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Alaba is already 33 and, for almost two years now, injuries or relapses have prevented him playing regularly, so his recovery has been viewed with pessimism within the club.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Liquidity issue The push for retail involvement in private markets has nonetheless raised questions over whether everyday investors are equipped to take on the complexity and risk involved in the space, including the likely lack of ability to access their capital or returns for significant periods.
    Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For executives focused on measurable returns and competitive positioning, prosocial AI transcends ethical considerations to become a business imperative.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • British voters who are angry with their government might find some small consolation in the fact that on their side of the Atlantic Ocean, ethical lapses can still carry a serious political price.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Despite this, Balaji’s family has continued to dispute the suicide finding, alleging investigative lapses, possible deleted or missing surveillance footage, and a lack of transparency from officials.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still, plenty of players have had fast starts to their careers only to be waylaid by health issues or bizarre regressions.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This includes scalable infrastructure that runs red team evaluations on every model update, integrating with CI/CD pipelines to catch possible regressions before deployment.
    David Talby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Atavisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atavisms. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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