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Recent Examples of backslide
Angela Haupt, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Now that the company is pulling back on DEI, there will likely be backsliding.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Without consistent progress, the risk of backsliding into higher unemployment and economic instability could increase, potentially undoing the gains made in recent years.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Even star point guard Tyrese Maxey has backslid in terms of his shooting efficiency.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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By Angela Haupt January 6, 2025 11:33 AM EST
The way people with disabilities are treated is backsliding in the U.S., advocates say.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Now that the company is pulling back on DEI, there will likely be backsliding.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Without consistent progress, the risk of backsliding into higher unemployment and economic instability could increase, potentially undoing the gains made in recent years.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Even star point guard Tyrese Maxey has backslid in terms of his shooting efficiency.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backslide
Noun
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Peer support staff for people in jail, housing, and transportation assistance to try to reduce relapses.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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Ensuring transparency and public trust will be essential in preventing a relapse into dictatorship.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Treasury Department on Wednesday let lapse a 60-day exemption put in place by the Biden administration in January that allowed specific energy transactions involving sanctioned Russian banks to continue.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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However, the federal government is on the brink of a shutdown, with funding set to lapse this Friday if a new spending bill isn't approved.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The signings address two of the Giants’ many desperate needs given corner Deonte Banks’ regression in his second NFL season and the absence of reliable talent and depth at both corner and on the interior D-line.—
Pat Leonard,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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For those with disease onset before the age of 12, the main symptoms include seizures, cognitive regression, motor impairment, cortical visual loss, feeding difficulties and liver dysfunction.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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If an offer sheet is not executed on or before April 18, however, his negotiating rights will revert.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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There were also signs of slippage with speed and pass coverage in the NFC championship, and that’s not likely to revert at 35.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But The automatic foreign copyright reversion issue in this case did not occur until years later, said Marc Toberoff, attorney for the estate, and was never actually litigated.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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One standout opportunity is Oracle (ORCL) , which is currently displaying a compelling mean reversion setup.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For all the chatter of Middleton regressing further, Kuzma himself has seen a sharp decline in raw production this season, averaging 15.2 points on the year, but taking 14 shots per game to achieve that.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Since then, though, Jović’s production regressed as the Heat carried a four-game losing streak into the All-Star break and have split their two games since returning.—
James Jackson,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Does the Senate really want to put in office a secretary with zero medical training, who believes in raw milk and not in the extraordinary benefits of vaccinations, without asking him about such retrogression?—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
22 Nov. 2024
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In another 5-to-4 decision, Justice O’Connor wrote an opinion that would significantly alter the initial retrogression standard established in Beer v. United States.—
Nick Corasaniti,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2023
Verb
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Both armies now use drones extensively, so returning bodies from the front lines is increasingly difficult – which is why Russia and Ukraine regularly exchange bodies.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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Sanderson has been excellent since returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off with two goals and 11 points in 10 games.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslide. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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