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Adjective
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Speculation immediately followed surrounding what caused their beak-up, including that Keoghan was unfaithful.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026 -
This story isn't nearly as exciting because an NBA player being unfaithful to his girlfriend sort of just feels like a regular Thursday afternoon.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Because ulcerative colitis is a relapsing–remitting disease, many people go through quiet periods and then experience flares when inflammation ramps up again.—
Mark Marino,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The other two have a more common form of MS, called relapsing MS.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Historians deal in secular truths.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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These fundamentals position it well for defensiveness and secular growth, even if broader equity returns compress.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Or to some shaky American accents that keep lapsing.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The move comes as the partial shutdown enters its sixth week, with funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsing in mid-February.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Efficiency is religion, and turnovers are almost sinful.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Christian moralists thundered against the sinful pleasures of watching naked female flesh at the Spectacles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And when Varley returns to Portia after a stint with the manipulative and tempestuous Lady Penwood (Katie Leung), that’s not Bridgerton simply regressing to a status quo.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Spoelstra’s latest challenge to Ware came in mid-January, calling him out for regressing after his strong November stretch.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Finally, for unknown reasons, hydrangeas of any color may suddenly bloom in green for a year or two before reverting back to their original color.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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That also means that either reverting BIOS settings or performing an OS reset is possible.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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From Augustine, Leo learned to be deeply skeptical of worldly power.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the bodega shelves emptied to make way for bottles of worldly wine and beer, but the love for the city remains five years later — as do those signature sandwiches.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Backsliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backsliding. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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